Pakistan, July 5 -- Steve Smith's comeback did little to resolve Australia's top-order troubles as the tourists were bowled out for 286 on day one of the second Test, with Beau Webster and Alex Carey steering a vital middle-order fightback in Grenada on Thursday.

Webster emerged as Australia's saviour after they slumped to 93-4 after electing to bat first, his patient knock providing the backbone of their recovery on a pitch that consistently troubled the batsmen at the National Cricket Stadium.

The all-rounder forged a crucial 112-run partnership with Carey (63) that dragged Australia to a respectable total.

Carey had been the early aggressor, steering Australia away from danger and reaching his second consecutive Test fifty, before f...