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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that Cricket Australia (CA) will send its national team for a three-match Test series to Pakistan in 2022. CEO Wasim Khan also said that the national board is in contact with Afghanistan, Ireland, and South Africa with regard to possible future series.

Steve Smith, ahead of the crucial series against New Zealand admitted that Kane Williamson is one of the hardworking cricketers in the world, with a good eye. Further, he explained the similarities between himself and Williamson with both of them holding the bat reasonably in similar positions.

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has come hard at criticizing the inadequacy of Pakistan’s captaincy strategy in the recently concluded series down under. The hosts steamrolled over a clueless Pakistan, handing them an innings defeat across both games of the two-match Test series.

Steven Smith pointed out that the MCG hosting the Boxing Test is a ritual in Australia cricket as he stressed on not shifting the fixture which will feature Australia and NZ this year. Talks of shifting the Boxing Day Test sparked after a Sheffield Shield match was abandoned due to dangerous pitch.