Australia to play ODIs in Pakistan?

Pakistan is scheduled to host Australia for a five-match ODI series in the United Arab Emirates in March, and the Pakistan Cricke Board (PCB) had last month decided to renew talks with Cricket Australia to convince them to play at least two of the matches in Pakistan.

But while not immediately committing to a Pakistan tour, CA, the governing body for the game in Australia, insisted it "remain[s] open to the idea of playing in the country again.”

On the flip side, the PCB said it is "still waiting for a response from the CA", stressing that discussions with them are ongoing.

With the gradual return of international cricket to Pakistan, it was hoped that the Aussies — who last toured Pakistan in 1998 — could come back for "at least some of this year's one-dayers", the SMH reported.