Unchanged Pakistan field; Australia make five changes for decider

Pakistan

Pakistan have named an unchanged XI for the third and final Test against Australia in Lahore, starting on Monday.

The hosts lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Rawalpindi by 115 runs, while the second Test in Karachi ended in a draw.

Pakistan will be hoping to seal the series victory in Lahore and claim their first Test series win over Australia since 1998.

Australia

Australia have made five changes to their team for the third Test, with Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith and Cameron Green all returning to the side.

Khawaja, Head and Labuschagne missed the second Test due to Covid-19, while Smith and Green were rested.

The changes mean that David Warner, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey and Mitchell Swepson have all been dropped from the team.

The match

The third and final Test between Pakistan and Australia will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from Monday, March 21 to Friday, March 25.

The match will start at 10am local time each day.

Pakistan will be looking to win the series and claim their first Test series win over Australia since 1998, while Australia will be hoping to level the series and avoid a series defeat.