Australia named Test squad for first Pakistan tour since 1998

Australia tour confirmed to Pakistan for first time in 24 years, Revised schedule dates, venues, Squad, players list!




Pakistan Cricket Board confirm dates for a three-Test tour, plus white-ball matches, that will be Australia's first cricket tour on Pakistani soil since 1998.


Australia are set to end their 24-year absence from Pakistan after dates were announced for a whirlwind month-long tour March 2022 that takes in three Tests and four limited overs matches.


 Pakistan Cricket Board and Cricket Australia have announced the revised itinerary of the 2022 Australia men’s cricket team’s tour of Pakistan..


 The series which will start on March 4 includes three Tests, three ODIs and a one-off T20I.


Australia's last tour of Pakistan in 1998 was made famous when captain Mark Taylor scored an epic 334 not out in the second Test of a three-match series his side won 1-0.



What's PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain Said about the upcoming Australia tour to Pakistan.


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“We are pleased that the Cricket Australia Board has formally approved their side’s five-week tour itinerary and confirmed that their best available players will visit Pakistan for the first time in 24 years. We are really excited to host Pat Cummins and his players, and look forward to a competitive series that will comprise three Tests, three ODIs and a T20I,” PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain said in a statement. "







Australia Confirmed their Test Squad, Playes List for Upcoming Pakistan Tour.



Australia will have a full-strength group to choose from in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan after selectors named their 18-player squad for the three-match series.

The series will be the first time in 24 years the two nations have played each other on Pakistan soil, with crucial ICC World Test Championship points up for grabs throughout the three-Test series.

Veteran seamer Josh Hazlewood returns to the squad after he missed the majority of the recent Ashes series with a side strain, while left-arm spinner Ashton Agar has been included as an extra slow bowling option to help support experienced off-spinner Nathan Lyon and uncapped leggie Mitchell Swepson.



  • Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner







Australia Tour of Pakistan 2022: Full Revised schedule dates, venues.




March 4-8: First Test, Rawalpindi


March 12-16: Second Test, Karachi


March 21-25: Third Test, Lahore


March 29: First ODI, Rawalpindi


March 31: Second ODI, Rawalpindi


April 2: Third ODI, Rawalpindi


April 5: Only T20, Rawalpindi



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