Pakistan and Australia will play three Twenty20s and three ODIs in the UAE in in August and September, it has been confirmed

Pakistan has asked Australia to play three ODIs and three Twenty20s in the UAE in August and September, despite being granted ICC permission to change the series to six T20s

The ICC has approved a six-match Twenty20 series between Pakistan and Australia, which if it goes ahead will be the longest bilateral T20 series ever staged by international sides

Australia's cricketers will have "significant concerns" if they are asked to play one-day internationals against Pakistan in the extreme heat of the UAE in August

Australia and Pakistan could ask the ICC for permission to stage the longest bilateral Twenty20 international series ever played later this year