He did a decent job today tbh. As an opener on the first day of a test, primary responsibility is to get to lunch without losing one's own wicket. He did that. Yes, in a perfect world an opener like Warner would come out and dominate the bowling. But there is no batsmen in Pakistan cricket right now who is capable of doing that.
Australia have the world's best test bowling line up. Surviving 30+ overs against the likes of Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins, Lyon in their home conditions is no mean feat. Shan Massod and Azhar Ali effectively killed the new ball. Before this series began if the fans were given an option of being 60+ with the loss of no wickets heading towards lunch, people would have grabbed with both hands.
Shan and Azar put on 75, rest of the batting line up combined is 160, go figure!
The openers did a good job today.