Pakistan vs Australia in United Arab Emirates
Pakistan take on Australia in the United Arab Emirates in a series of one-day games in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The two sides will play five ODI's and one Twenty20 in a tour which lasts only a couple of weeks.
After losing to South Africa in the one-dayers, Australia will be keen to play well against Pakistan who will still be recovering from the attacks on Sri Lanka's tour of their country. Pakistan played well in patches but Sri Lanka proved to have their measure once they got going.
Should be a good little series. Brett Lee is out of this series by the way, his ankle is still not right for bowling according to the Australian medical team. Doug Bollinger is in as his replacement and is a big chance to make his ODI debut.
Lee still not fit for UAE one-dayers
April
Wed 22nd (D/N): 1st ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
Fri 24th (D/N): 2nd ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
Mon 27th (D/N): 3rd ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
May
Fri 1st (D/N): 4th ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
Sun 3rd (D/N): 5th ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
Thu 7th: Only T20I - Pakistan v Australia at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium (times TBA)
Squads
Pakistan XV: *Younis Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, +Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Amjal, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat
Australia XIV: *Michael Clarke, +Brad Haddin, Doug Bollinger, Nathan Bracken, Callum Ferguson, Brett Geeves, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, David Hussey, Ben Laughlin, Shaun Marsh, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson
Pakistan take on Australia in the United Arab Emirates in a series of one-day games in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The two sides will play five ODI's and one Twenty20 in a tour which lasts only a couple of weeks.
After losing to South Africa in the one-dayers, Australia will be keen to play well against Pakistan who will still be recovering from the attacks on Sri Lanka's tour of their country. Pakistan played well in patches but Sri Lanka proved to have their measure once they got going.
Should be a good little series. Brett Lee is out of this series by the way, his ankle is still not right for bowling according to the Australian medical team. Doug Bollinger is in as his replacement and is a big chance to make his ODI debut.
Lee still not fit for UAE one-dayers
April
Wed 22nd (D/N): 1st ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
Fri 24th (D/N): 2nd ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
Mon 27th (D/N): 3rd ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
May
Fri 1st (D/N): 4th ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
Sun 3rd (D/N): 5th ODI - Pakistan v Australia at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (14:30 local, 10:30 GMT)
Thu 7th: Only T20I - Pakistan v Australia at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium (times TBA)
Squads
Pakistan XV: *Younis Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, +Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Amjal, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat
Australia XIV: *Michael Clarke, +Brad Haddin, Doug Bollinger, Nathan Bracken, Callum Ferguson, Brett Geeves, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, David Hussey, Ben Laughlin, Shaun Marsh, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson