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Younis Khan's chanceless innings of 106 lifted Pakistan out of the early mire and showed that the team of Michael Clarke remains decidedly mortal on a slow surface

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold League matches that ended on October 21, 2014

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League matches that ended on October 21, 2014

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has said his side has spotted certain "weaknesses" in Australia during their tour-game defeat in Sharjah, and they will be looking to exploit that once the Test series gets underway

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold League matches that ended on October 20, 2014

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League matches that ended on October 20, 2014

Taufeeq Umar, the left-hand opening batsmen, has made a comeback to the Pakistan Test squad, for the two-match series against Australia in the UAE. Taufeeq played the last of his 43 Tests in July 2012

Phillip Hughes conceded that his team found it difficult to deal with spin and reverse swing, after Australians crumbled to a 153-run loss against Pakistan A in Sharjah

Phillip Hughes scored a half-century but Michael Clarke and Chris Rogers missed out on their last chance for some decent time in the middle ahead of the first Test, as Pakistan A wrapped up a 153-run victory in the tour game in Sharjah

On the first two days of this game, Saqlain Haider was working in a bank, dealing with dirhams from 8am until 4pm. On day three, he was standing behind the stumps negotiating nasty Mitchell Johnson deliveries.

After going wicketless on the first day in Sharjah, Nathan Lyon was the only Australian to make a breakthrough on day three as Babar Azam and Haris Sohail ground down the bowlers with unbeaten centuries

Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has said he is confident opener David Warner will be fit for the first Test in Dubai after suffering a groin injury during the third ODI in Abu Dhabi on Sunday

Alex Doolan is the first to admit that fancy footwork against the spinners does not come naturally to him but his 104 against Pakistan A has suggested he may enjoy the opportunity

Alex Doolan scored a confident century on the second day against Pakistan A in Sharjah to join the in-form Steven Smith in leading Australia's strong recovery from a shaky top-order start

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League matches that ended on October 15, 2014

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold League matches that ended on October 15, 2014

Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan offspinner, has said Saeed Ajmal has a 'realistic possibility' of returning to international cricket

Fast bowler Umaid Asif has been banned for one year by the Pakistan Cricket Board's anti-doping tribunal after testing positive for a prohibited substance

Asad Shafiq will enter the first Test in Dubai full of confidence after scoring a breezy century to take Pakistan A to 305 for 8 in 90 overs against the Australians on the first day of their tour match in Sharjah

Shahid Afridi has said that Misbah-ul-Haq was the "best choice as Pakistan captain" for the upcoming World Cup