Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 2nd day
Rain and runs at the MCG
Azhar Ali dives for safety to avoid being run-out at the non-striker's end. When you're seven short of a hundred, you tend to turn into a natural acrobat•Getty Images
Asad Shafiq eased to a half-century as well•AFP
Not all cricket at the MCG was stopped by the rain•AFP
Mohammad Amir entertained with an unbeaten cameo before a second rain interruption forced early stumps•Getty Images
Azhar toasts a Boxing Day Test ton. Steven Smith is not as pleased•AFP
Rain stole everyone's thunder, though. The umpires took an early lunch expecting the weather to sour, and sour it did•AFP
Shafiq was taken out soon after play resumed, before Safraz Ahmed became Josh Hazlewood's 99th Test wicket•Getty Images
Mickey Arthur checks in with the groundstaff•Getty Images and Cricket Australia
Both Pakistan wickets to fall on the day were to edges to the slip cordon•Getty Images and Cricket Australia