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| Date: 14-18 December Time: 02:20 GMT Venue: Perth Stadium |
| Coverage: Live radio commentary on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website, plus regular reports and features |
Shan Masood’s appointment as the new Pakistan Test captain ended weeks of commotion.
It was certainly not how a player wants to be handed the reins: the build-up laced with drama that only the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is capable of scripting.
It all began with a press release that threw incumbent captain Babar Azam and Inzamam-ul-Haq, the then chief selector, under the bus after a historic World Cup defeat by Afghanistan in Chennai.
Then came 15 November – the day the PCB put out three press releases in less than an hour to announce Azam had stepped down voluntarily, Shan Masood and Shaheen Afridi were the new Test and T20 captains, and Mohammad Hafeez had replaced Mickey Arthur as team director.
Throughout that period there were…
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