Former Test vice-captain Geoff Marsh has presented his son Mitchell with his baggy green cap on debut for Australia’s first Test against Pakistan in Dubai.

West Australian Mitchell Marsh joins his older brother Shaun to follow in the footsteps of their father Geoff, who played 50 Tests.

NSW spinner Steve O’Keefe was also handed his debut on Wednesday and received his cap in an on-field presentation from former Test batsman Dean Jones before play.

After the presentations, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

MITCHELL MARSH’S CAREER AT A GLANCE

Age: 23

State team: Western Australia

Bowls: right-arm fast-medium

Bats: right-handed

Test matches: 0

First-class matches: 38

First-class record: 1768 runs at 28.51 (2 hundreds) and 56 wickets at 26.92

ODI matches: 9

ODI record: 261 runs at 37.28 and 4 wickets at 39.00

STEVE O’KEEFE’S CAREER AT A GLANCE

Age: 29

State team: NSW

Bowls: left-arm orthodox spin

Test matches: 0

First-class matches: 41

First-class record: 128 wickets at 24.72

Led Shield wicket-taking last summer with 41 wickets at 20.43

ODI matches: 0

FATHER-SON COMBINATIONS IN AUSTRALIA TEST CRICKET

Ned Gregory (played one Test in 1877) and son Syd Gregory (58 Tests 1890-1912)

Geoff Marsh (50 Tests 1985-92) and sons Shaun Marsh (9 Tests 20011-) and Mitchell Marsh (Test debut Oct 22 2014)

BROTHERS WHO’VE PLAYED TEST CRICKET FOR AUSTRALIA

Ken and Ron Archer

Richie and John Benaud

Ian, Greg and Trevor Chappell

Walter and George Giffen

Ned and Dave Gregory

Merv and Neil Harvey

Albert and George Trott

Bob and Charlie McLeod

John and Hugh Trumble

Steve and Mark Waugh

FATHER AND TWO SONS IN TEST CRICKET

Australia’s Geoff Marsh and sons Shaun and Mitchell

India’s Lala Armanath and sons Surinder and Mohinder

New Zealand’s Walter Hadlee and sons Richard and Dayle.