June 04  
Pakistan cricketers to leave for Melbourne today 

KARACHI: An 18-member Pakistan cricket squad will leave for Melbourne (Australia) Tuesday night without batsman Misbah-ul-Haq to play Super Challenge-II Series against Australia. 

During their fortnight stay in Australia, Pakistan will play two indoor matches against World Champions Australia at Colonial Stadium Melbourne on June 12 and 15 while third one-dayer will be played at Brisbane on June 19. 

Pakistan team will also play a one-day game against Queensland XI at Brisbane on June 8. Misbah-ul-Haq was withdrawn from the team as he was down with Hepatitis and team will leave with reduced strength of 13 players, Pakistan Cricket Board announced Monday. 

Paceman Waqar Younis is leading the team while Inzmam-ul-Haq is his deputy. Other member of the team are:
 
Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Imran Nazir, Yousuf Youhana, Younis Khan, Azhar Mahmood, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Malik, Rashid Latif (wicket-keeper), Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Sami. 

Yawar Saeed (Manager) Mudassar Nazar (Coach), Sikander Bakht (Cricket Analyst), Dr Riaz (Physio) and Dr Aamir Siddiqui (Human Resources Advisor) are the officials of the team.