Pakistan bat after bringing in Afridi and Akmal

Pakistan's new-look batting order has an early chance to show it can be a force after Mohammad Yousuf won the toss in the opening ODI of the five-match series in Brisbane. The tourists, who lost the Test contest 3-0, have been boosted by the inclusion of Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi while Kamran Akmal has been restored at the top of the order.

Akmal was dropped from the Test team for his poor keeping during the Sydney Test, but he will take the gloves and Sarfraz Ahmed will watch from the sidelines. The fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, who has been playing Twenty20 games for Tasmania, was preferred to Umar Gul and joins Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer in a pace attack that should enjoy the evening conditions.

Australia are carrying a 12-man squad and left out James Hopes, the Queensland allrounder, who is only with the team for this match. Ricky Ponting would have liked to have batted on a hard pitch with green tinges, but will be forced to chase under lights in steamy conditions.

Australia 1 Shane Watson, 2 Shaun Marsh, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Cameron White, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Nathan Hauritz, 9 Clint McKay, 10 Peter Siddle, 11 Doug Bollinger.

Pakistan 1 Salman Butt, 2 Kamran Akmal (wk), 3 Younis Khan, 4 Mohammad Yousuf (capt), 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, 9 Mohammad Asif, 10 Mohammed Aamer, 11 Saeed Ajmal.