Australia crumble to suffer ODI series defeat by Pakistan as Josh Inglis' side concede unwanted 20-year record during EIGHT-wicket loss Australia were beaten by Pakistan by eight wickets in their third ODI clash The victory saw the visitors clinch the ODI series against Australia 2-1 Cooper Connolly suffered an injury to his hand and was taken to hospital By NCA NEWSWIRE Published: 09:12, 10 November 2024 | Updated: 09:51, 10 November 2024 e-mail 1 View comments A decision to prioritise the Test series left Australia 'exposed' against Pakistan who ran through the home team's second-choice batting line-up in the series deciding ODI in Perth with more questions than answers about the next generation. Being steered by fill-in skipper Josh Inglis, who was named in the Test squad on Sunday morning along with seven players who started the ODI series but didn't finish it as Cricket Australia's priorities were spelled out for all to see, two Australian players faced their first balls in international cricket on a shambolic Sunday. A third failure in as many games from opener Jake Fraser-McGurk was the catalyst for a collapse which ended with Australia all out for 140, the lowest ODI score against Pakistan in 24 years with a suspected broken hand to second-gamer Cooper Connolly compounding issues which go beyond the result of the gam As Pakistan quick Haris Rauf ran riot again, taking his wicket-haul to 11 with 2-24 in a likely man of the series performance , the frailties of what was.
