Australia and Pakistan in UAE, 2009

Paceman Umar Gul helps Pakistan to a seven-wicket win over Australia in the one-off T20 match

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam believed his team missed a golden chance to win the ODI series against Australia

Intikhab Alam took heart Friday from Australia's vulnerability on spin, saying his slow bowlers could emulate South Africa's success over the world champions.

Pakistan captain Younus Khan Wednesday said he regretted that Australia had rested some of its best players from the squad to face his own in a limited-overs series later this month.

Australia omitted a trio of star players from its squad to face Pakistan this month, preferring to rest them ahead of the Ashes campaign in England.

Troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been included in Australia's squad for their limited-overs series against Pakistan starting in April.

Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has recovered fully from a knee injury to win a place in Pakistan's 15-man squad for this month's series against Australia announced in Karachi on Monday.

Recovering paceman Shoaib Akhtar was on track for a place in Pakistan's squad for next month's limited over match series against Australia after impressing selectors at a fitness test Friday.