Australia won the toss and elected to field in the first one-day international against Pakistan. Pat Cummins, who hasn’t played for Australia since the T20 World Cup in June, returns to lead the side while Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head are on paternity leave for the three-match series.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia won the toss and elected to field in the first one-day international against Pakistan on Monday.
The series is Australia’s major preparation for next year’s Champions Trophy as it is scheduled to play just one more ODI – against Sri Lanka in February. Pakistan, which will host the Champions Trophy, is coming into the series with plenty of happenings around its white-ball squad and team management over the last year.Babar Azam has twice stepped down from limited-overs leadership since last year’s 50-over World Cup in India, with Mohammad Rizwan taking over the reins just ahead of the team’s departure to Australia.
Ayub and Khan received their ODI caps from legendary Pakistan former captain Wasim Akram at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.
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