Australia will travel to Pakistan for a three-game T20 series which will serve as a key warm-up for the upcoming World Cup.
A host of fresh faces could get their chance to shine, with the likes of Mahli Beardman and Jack Edwards named and in line to make their T20I debuts.
Players left out of this squad who were named in the T20 World Cup group include Sean Abbott, Beardman, Pat Cummins, Tim David (injury), Travis Head and Glenn Maxwell.
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Elsewhere, for Pakistan Babar Azam will potentially come face-to-face with a host of his Sixers teammates after his stint in the BBL was cut short.
The Pakistan gun returned home to prepare for international duties and was unavailable for the Sixers final two games, including the final.
Azam was front and centre in the headlines after a post-wicket blow up was caught on camera following Steve Smith turning down an obvious single.
The Pakistan star was said to have been left upset by the incident, shutting himself away from his teammates at the SCG and refusing to shake the Thunder player’s hands post-match.
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WHERE TO WATCH THE PAKISTAN VS AUSTRALIA T20I SERIES?
The only place to watch all three matches of the series is Fox Cricket, with live and exclusive coverage via Foxtel and streaming on Kayo.
WHEN WILL THE THREE GAMES BE PLAYED?
First T20I: January 29, 10pm AEDT
Second T20I: January 31, 10pm AEDT
Third T20I: February 1, 10pm AEDT
WHO IS PLAYING?
Australia squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitch Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matt Short, Marcus Stonis, Adam Zampa
Pakistan squad: Salman Ali Agha (capt), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq
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