FACTBOX-Cricket-Australia v Pakistan test series

Reuters

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Factbox on the test series between Australia and Pakistan, which begins in Brisbane on Thursday (times GMT):

FIXTURES Nov. 21-25 First test Gabba, Brisbane (0000) Nov. 29-Dec 3 Second test (Day/Night) Adelaide Oval (0330)

AUSTRALIA World ranking: 5 Captain: Tim Paine Coach: Justin Langer Top ranked batsman: Steve Smith (1) Top ranked bowler: Pat Cummins (1) Squad: David Warner, Joe Burns, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Michael Neser

PAKISTAN World ranking: 7 Captain: Azhar Ali Coach: Misbah-ul-Haq Top ranked batsman: Babar Azam (15) Top ranked bowler: Mohammad Abbas (12) Squad: Azhar Ali, Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Musa Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah

TEST HEAD-TO-HEAD Matches: 64 Australia wins: 31 Pakistan wins: 15 Draws: 18 LAST THREE SERIES 2014 Pakistan beat Australia 2-0 in UAE 2016/17 Australia beat Pakistan 3-0 in Australia 2018 Pakistan beat Australia 1-0 (1 draw) in UAE (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Peter Rutherford)