Marathon season as Australia host Pakistan, N.Zealand, Sri Lanka

Marathon season as Australia host Pakistan, N.Zealand, Sri Lanka

Sydney, Tuesday: Australia will play back-to-back pink-ball Tests against Pakistan and New Zealand in a marathon international cricket season spanning almost five months and wrapping up next March, the latest finish since the 1970s.Brisbane's Gabba hosts the first of two Tests against Pakistan from November 21, followed by a day-nighter at Adelaide Oval, the schedule released Tuesday showed.