Pakistan suffered a giant setback on Tuesday forward of their historic Take a look at collection in opposition to Australia as quick bowler Haris Rauf examined constructive for Covid-19. The Pakistan Cricket Board stated that Rauf is in isolation on Tuesday at the same time as the remainder of the workforce started coaching in Rawalpindi, which is able to host the primary of the three Assessments from Friday, March 4.

Rauf was in rivalry to make his Take a look at debut in his Rawalpindi hometown after quick bowler Hasan Ali and allrounder Faheem Ashraf had been dominated out of the primary Take a look at resulting from accidents they picked up within the Pakistan Tremendous League final week.

In his absence, one of many reserve quick bowlers, Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah, was in rivalry to face Australia alongside Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Wasim.

Pakistan and Australia started coaching on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for what guarantees to be a hard-fought contest. It is Australia's first Take a look at collection in Pakistan since 1998 and is being performed surrounded by tight safety.

The second Take a look at shall be in Karachi from March 12-16 and the third in Lahore from March 21-25.