Australia are all set for their tour of UAE, where they will take on Pakistan in a two-Test series. The tour is an important one for an Australian team, which is undergoing a cultural transition under captain Tim Paine and head coach Justin Langer. This is the first full series that the new-look Australian team will play since the controversial series against South Africa, during which then captain Steven Smith and vice-captain David Warner were found guilty of being part of a ball-tampering controversy and were eventually banned from international cricket for a year. Former India all-rounder Sridharan Sriram has been a spin consultant with the Aussies earlier as well, and he has been called up again by Cricket Australia. Sriram has brought with him two wrist-spinners; leggie Pardeep Sahu, who played alongside Aaron Finch in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab , and left-arm wrist spinner KK Jiyas, who trained with the Australians on their one-day tour of India a year ago.

Australia are all set for their tour of UAE, where they will take on Pakistan in a two-Test series. The tour is an important one for an Australian team, which is undergoing a cultural transition under captain Tim Paine and head coach Justin Langer. This is the first full series that the new-look Australian team will play since the controversial series against South Africa, during which then captain Steven Smith and vice-captain David Warner were found guilty of being part of a ball-tampering controversy and were eventually banned from international cricket for a year. Former India all-rounder Sridharan Sriram has been a spin consultant with the Aussies earlier as well, and he has been called up again by Cricket Australia. Sriram has brought with him two wrist-spinners; leggie Pardeep Sahu, who played alongside Aaron Finch in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab , and left-arm wrist spinner KK Jiyas, who trained with the Australians on their one-day tour of India a year ago.