Pakistan recall Hafeez for Australia Tests

Pakistan have summoned allrounder Mohammad Hafeez for the two-Test series against Australia in the UAE.

Hafeez is the fourth opener in the squad besides regular Test opener Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, and the uncapped Fakhar Zaman.

The 37-year-old Hafeez has played 50 tests, but none since 2016 in England. He has 3,452 test runs at an average of 39.22, and has taken 52 wickets with his offspin bowling.

His last international appearance was in July for the Twenty20 tri-series in Zimbabwe against Australia.

Hafeez prompted the selectors to rethink about his inclusion for the series, which starts in Dubai on Sunday after he scored a double century in Pakistan's premier Quaid-e-Azam Trophy last month.