Australia v Pakistan: First T20I preview

Australia suffered a shock one-day international series loss against Pakistan, but get an immediate chance to bounce back in the three T20 internationals.

The Aussies went down 2-1 on home soil and will be keen to bounce back in the three-match T20 series that gets underway at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday.

Australia will have to do it without their Test stars, who are being rested ahead of the upcoming series against India, but that does give others the chance to shine.

Pakistan will be on a high after the ODIs and will smell blood heading into the series, which looks set to be another tight battle.

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Aussies field new-look side

Australia will be without their Test players and the squad that takes on Pakistan looks nothing like the one that competed in the T20 World Cup.

Josh Inglis will continue to skipper the white-ball side and will be keen to bounce back after the ODI series setback.

The Australian squad is still packed with plenty of quality and will be confident of gaining revenge on Pakistan.

Tim David and Nathan Ellis have linked up with the squad, while the big-hitting Josh Philippe comes in to replace the injured Cooper Connolly.

Matt Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk are also capable of piling on the runs and will be wanting to make up for disappointing in the ODI series loss.

So will all-rounder Aaron Hardie, with the Perth Scorchers star set to get his chance further up the order.

Seamer Xavier Bartlett will also be looking to shine on his home deck at the Gabba, where the pitch should suit his bowling.

Pakistan pace bowlers look to strike

The Pakistan pace attack caused the Australians a heap of problems in the one-day internationals and they will look to do the same in 20 overs.

Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf will be big threats once again and could swing the series in the tourists' favour.

Middle-order batter Usman Khan is also a player to keep an eye on, as he made 201 not out in a domestic match in Pakistan last month.

Pakistan have won their last two T20 internationals, but they were both dead rubbers at the World Cup after they failed to make it past the group stage.

They lost to the USA at the World Cup and have not played any T20 cricket since that tournament.

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Australia - 1.61
Pakistan - 2.30

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