Australia Tour of Pakistan - 1998/9 - Tour Preview

 Australia Tour of Pakistan - 1998/9 - Tour Preview


Tour Schedule:


3 day match v Pakistan A at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

1st Test v Pakistan at Rawalpindi

3 day match v PCB XI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

2nd Test v Pakistan at Peshawar

3rd Test v Pakistan at National Stadium, Karachi


Australia Squad:

M.A.Taylor

M.J.Slater

M.L.Hayden

J.L.Langer

R.T.Ponting RM

M.E.Waugh OB

S.R.Waugh RM

D.S.Lehmann SLA

I.A.Healy (wk)

G.B.Hogg SLC

D.W.Fleming RFM

J.N.Gillespie RF

S.K.Warne LBG

M.S.Kasprowicz RFM

C.R.Miller OB

S.C.G.MacGill LBG

G.D.McGrath RF



Brad Hogg with his game face on

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