The
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan national cricket team or Pak cricket team, often referred to as the Shaheens (), Green Shirts, Men in Green and Cornered Tigers is administered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The team is a Full Member of the International ...
toured Australia in December 2016 to play three
Test matches and five
One Day Internationals (ODIs).
The 1st Test at
The Gabba
The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The nickname Gabba derives from the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located. Over the years, the Ga ...
in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
was a
day/night match played with a pink ball.
In preparation for the first Test, ten matches in Pakistan's
2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the first round of matches in Australia's
2016–17 Sheffield Shield season were played as day/night matches.
Ahead of the Test matches, Pakistan also played a
first-class match against
Cricket Australia XI
Cricket Australia XI is a domestic cricket team that plays matches against international teams touring Australia. The team formerly played in Australia's JLT Cup limited-overs tournament. Before each tournament, a 14-man squad was selected fro ...
.
This was Pakistan's 17th tour of Australia, with their previous tour occurring in
2009–10. During that tour they lost both the Test and the ODI series in a clean sweep and also lost the only T20I match. The last time that these teams met was
2014–15 in the United Arab Emirates where Pakistan won the Test series 2–0 but Australia won the ODI series 3–0. The Australians come into this Test series after recently losing their previous two series –
against Sri Lanka abroad and to
South Africa at home. They enter the ODI series after a 4–1 series victory
against Sri Lanka, a 9 wicket win
over Ireland and a 5–0 series defeat
away to South Africa – the first time that Australia had lost all five matches in a five-match ODI series. However, immediately prior to this series, Australia won back the
Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, defeating
New Zealand in a 3–0 whitewash.
Australia won the Test series 3–0. Their victory in the third Test was their 12th consecutive win against Pakistan in Tests in Australia.
Australia won the ODI series 4–1.
Squads
Mohammad Asghar was added to Pakistan's squad as back-up for
Yasir Shah
Yasir Shah SI (; born 2 May 1986) is an international cricketer from Pakistan. He plays as a bowler, and is the joint-second fastest bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 100 wickets, as well as also being the fastest to pick up 200 wi ...
.
After the first Test,
Hilton Cartwright
Hilton William Raymond Cartwright (born 14 February 1992) is a Zimbabwean born Australian international cricketer who plays for Western Australia and the Melbourne Stars. He is a right-handed all-rounder. Cartwright made his Test debut for the ...
was added to Australia's squad.
and
Steve O'Keefe
Stephen Norman John O'Keefe (born 9 December 1984) is an Australian cricketer who has played for the Australian national team in Test matches and Twenty20 Internationals, and a commentator for SEN and Nine. O'Keefe was formerly the captain of ...
were added to Australia's squad for third Test with
Nic Maddinson and
Chadd Sayers being dropped.
was added to Pakistan's ODI squad after the conclusion of the Test series.
left Pakistan's ODI squad after the death of his mother and was replaced by
Junaid Khan.
also left Pakistan's squad after his mother was admitted into hospital.
Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Ross Marsh (born 20 October 1991) is an Australian international cricketer. Marsh has represented Australia in all three forms of cricket, making his debut during the 2011–12 season.
Personal life
Marsh is the second son of Geoff Ma ...
and
Chris Lynn
Christopher Austin Lynn (born 10 April 1990) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for Queensland in Australian domestic cricket. Lynn was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and attended St Joseph's Nudgee College and t ...
were withdrawn from Australia's ODI squad due to injury, with
Marcus Stoinis and
Peter Handscomb
Peter Stephen Patrick Handscomb (born 26 April 1991) is an Australian cricketer who is the current captain for the Victoria cricket team.
He plays as a middle-order batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. Handscomb has played for Australia in Te ...
replacing them respectively.
was not included in Australia's squad for 5th ODI as he went to New Zealand for preparation ahead of the
Chappell-Hadlee series.
Tour matches
First-class match: Cricket Australia XI vs Pakistanis
50-over match: Cricket Australia XI vs Pakistanis
Test series
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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