Aussie spin consultant Fawad catches COVID
Australia's spin bowling consultant Fawad Ahmed has tested positive to COVID-19 and will isolate in a Pakistan hotel for the next five days.
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Pakistan vs Australia Preview: Australia Step Into Unknown For 1st Test In Pakistan Since 1998
Australia take on Pakistan in the first Test of the three-match series from Fiday and the series opener will be played in Rawalpindi. All Pakistan vs Australia Test series will now be called the Benaud-Qadir series, named after legendary Australia all-rounder Richie Benaud and Pakistani leg-spin great Abdul Qadir. Ashes-winning Australia will face unfamiliar conditions, heavy security and unpredictable, but talented, opponents when they begin their first Test in Pakistan for 24 years on Friday. Having landed in Islamabad just three days ago to be immediately engulfed in "head of state-level security", the Australians have had little time to acclimatise to conditions in Rawalpindi, where the first Test will be played. But they may like what they see as they practise, with a pitch often more conducive to seam bowling than the more typical spinners' wickets more usually found across Pakistan.
Nathan Lyon targets clean sweep for Australia in Pakistan Tests
Nathan Lyon said on Wednesday he was proud to be involved in the team's first tour of Pakistan in 24 years and hoped for a 3-0 Test series win to make the trip even more memorable. Australia completed a 4-0 Ashes series victory over England earlier this year and while they face vastly different conditions in Pakistan Lyon said the goal was to win every match. "My mindset is every game we go into, we will look to win, not draw or lose. My mindset is to win 3-0 in Pakistan," Lyon told reporters ahead of the first Test, which begins on Friday in Rawalpindi. Major teams have shunned Pakistan since an attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in 2009 that killed six policemen and two civilians but international sides have recently started touring the country again. "Pakistan haven't had the opportunity to have a lot of international cricket here over a number of years so to be able to be the first Australian team to come here to play ... It's a pretty proud moment," Lyon said. "We've spoken as a group about how big it is for the people of Pakistan to see the likes of Steve Smith, David Warner, Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne ... these guys are proud to come out here and play to be role models."
Cricket-Lyon targets clean sweep for Australia in Pakistan tests
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said on Wednesday he was proud to be involved in the team's first tour of Pakistan in 24 years and hoped for a 3-0 test series win to make the trip even more memorable.
Pakistan Super League Profits Highest In Tournament's History, Reveals Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz Raja
The seventh season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) culminated last Sunday. In the final, Lahore Qalandars defeated Multan Sultans by 42 runs in front of their home crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium. This was Lahore's first PSL triumph, having failed to qualify for the play-offs in five of the last six seasons. Following the conclusion of the tournament, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja revealed the profits earned by the board and the amount each PSL franchise earned during the competition.
Lyon targets clean sweep for Australia in Pakistan tests
ISLAMABAD : Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said on Wednesday he was proud to be involved in the team's first tour of Pakistan in 24 years and hoped for a 3-0 test series win to make the trip even more memorable.
Aussies lucky to play in Pakistan: Cummins
From being rolled on mats to Tubby's triple-treat, Pakistan has polarised Australia's cricketers.
Pakistan vs Australia: Naseem Shah Added To Pakistan Squad For 1st Test Against Australia
Naseem Shah, who was originally a travelling reserve, has been included in the Pakistan squad for the first Test against Australia after Haris Rauf was ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19, Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Tuesday. Haris will remain in isolation for five days and will reintegrate with the squad after a negative test at the end of his isolation period. Following Rauf's positive test on Tuesday, the rest of the squad members and support personnel were retested. All these tests have come out negative.