- Pakistan will play against PM XI from Dec 6 to 9.
- Shan Masood was appointed as skipper.
- Pat Cummins will lead Australia.
The Pakistani squad is currently touring Australia, where they will play a three-match Test series against the Australians, starting in Perth on December 14.
The Australian Prime Minister’s XI will play the Pakistani squad in a four-day match starting on December 6 in Canberra, prior to the Test series.
This will be Shan Masood’s maiden assignment as Test captain, heading Pakistan. After replacing Babar Azam as captain last month, he was selected as Pakistan’s captain for the 2023–25 cycle of the ICC World Test Championship.
Throughout the series, Australia will be captained by Pat Cummins, who most recently guided his team to the 50-over World Cup win in India.
Following the first Test in Perth, a match scheduled for December 26–30 will take place in Melbourne. The final game of the tour will take place in Sydney from January 3–7, 2024.
Day 0️⃣1️⃣ of Pakistan’s preparations in Australia 🏏
Team huddle followed by the fielding drills 🏃#AUSvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/UuAGkbraln
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 3, 2023
Squads
Australia: (first Test only): Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Steve Smith, Mitch Starc, David Warner
Pakistan: Shan Masood (c), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi
Series schedule
First Test: December 14–18, Perth
Second Test: December 26–30, Melbourne
Third Test: January 3–7, Sydney
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