Pakistan’s Test Series In Australia: What Pakistan Must Do

Pakistan’s Test series in Australia is scheduled to begin from the 21^st of November, 2019. The home side is the firm favorites for the two match rubber which is also part of the ICC Test Championship. The green shirts have never won a Test series in Australia and for over two decades now they haven’t even won a Test match there. So, here is a look at what Pakistan must to do produce better results this time around.

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Acclimatize

It is highly unlikely that Pakistan can challenge the Australians at home and in the longer format of the game if they reach the country only two weeks before the start of the series. Hence, Test specialists like Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Yasir Shah, Shan Masood etc. must travel alongside the T20 squad at least one month before the real action is supposed to start. Therefore, the management must ensure that the boys get enough time to acclimatize.

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Prepare Pacers To Exploit The Vulnerable Batting Line

It is most definitely not the same Australian side that had beaten Pakistan in the early 2000s. Minus Steven Smith the entire Australian batting line is vulnerable and hence, can collapse under pressure – something that we all witnessed during the recently concluded Ashes series. Therefore, Pakistan needs to finalize their top four pacers and give them a definitive plan against each batsmen.

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Make A Decision Between Shadab and Yasir

Yasir Shah hasn’t really delivered in countries like Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Therefore, Pakistan really needs to figure out if they want Yasir Shah in the playing eleven or if they would want to opt for Shadab Khan ahead of him. There are only two matches available to them in Australia this year. Thus, going in with a definite plan in this regard is likely to help them from the word go.

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Bat Aggressively

Regardless of the conditions, Pakistan must bat aggressively. That is the only way teams have been able to win in Australia. The men in green hence, must find a way to score at 4 runs an over.