RAWALPINDI: Under-strength Australia and Pakistan meet in the first of three one-day internationals in Rawalpindi on Saturday, aiming to build strong combinations for next year’s World Cup.
Australia are without their regular skipper Pat Cummins along with his pace partners Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood and opener Travis Head — all rested to manage their workloads following their stints in India’s T20 League.
Mitchell Marsh, initially appointed captain for the tour, was also ruled out with an ankle injury, leaving Josh Inglis to lead the series with the last two matches in Lahore on June 2 and 4.
Despite being depleted, Inglis termed the squad as talented enough to put up a good fight.
“Obviously, disappointing to lose Mitch and unfortunately we are missing some others but we have some exciting players in the squad,” said Inglis on Friday.
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