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Australian superstar Steve Smith has linked up with a Pakistan Super League franchise for the first time in a significant coup for the competition.

Victorian coach Chris Rogers stamped Tom Rogers’ one-handed screamer “one of the best I’ve ever seen live”.

Pakistan’s decision to boycott its T20 World Cup match against rivals India could reportedly cost world cricket more than a quarter of a billion dollars.

The cricket tragic young Aussies want another crack at India.

Josh Hazlewood is “doing everything he can” to make a late cameo in the upcoming World Cup, according to Australian teammate Pat Cummins.

Jake Weatherald’s quest to keep his Test career alive resumes this Thursday, with the Tasmanian opener out to prove he’s rectified a technical flaw that England’s bowlers exploited during the recent Ashes campaign.

Having suffered two of its three heaviest defeats in T20I history across the last 48 hours, Australia looks to be in all sorts of strife ahead of this month’s T20 World Cup campaign.

Eagle-eyed viewers have spotted an umpiring blunder during the third T20 in Lahore, with Australian all-rounder Cooper Connolly incorrectly given out stumped by Pakistan gloveman Khawaja Nafay.

The Pakistani government cleared its national team on Sunday to compete in the Twenty20 World Cup starting from February 7 — but stopped them from playing arch-rivals and tournament co-hosts India, in a stunning boycott for the showpiece tournament.

Star quick Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup, while Steve Smith has again been overlooked as selectors confirmed two changes to Australia’s 15-man squad.

Cameron Green has seemingly apologised to Usman Tariq after accusing the spinner of chucking during Saturday’s second T20 in Lahore, while Usman Khawaja has thrown his weight behind the Pakistan bowler.

• Mitch Marsh’s team spun to record-breaking 111-run loss in Lahore

• Usman Tariq hits back at Cameron Green over throwing allegation

Australia have been handed the worst possible conclusion to their World Cup warmup, suffering their heaviest T20 international defeat in a third successive morale-sapping capitulation to Pakistan.

Still wounded from a 90-run defeat 24 hours earlier at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium – their worst loss to Pakistan – it only got even more dire for Mitch Marsh’s side on Sunday as they were spun to a record-breaking 111-run loss on the same ground.

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Australia suffered the humiliation of its worst ever T20 loss in a 111-run defeat in the final game of the three match series against Pakistan in Lahore.