Lahore, Apr. 6 : `Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar has been included in Pakistan's squad for the one-day series against Australia in the UAE.

Selection committee chairman Abdul Qadir announced the squad at a press conference here on Monday.

A five match series will be played in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

The team: Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Nasir Jamsheed, Misbahul Haq, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal(wicket keeper), Shoaib Akhter, Umer Gul, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Sohail Tanveer, Yasir Arfat, Fawwad Alam, Ahmad Shahzad and Saeed Ajmal.

The first two matches will be played in Dubai on April 22 and April 24.

The remaining three will be played in Abu Dhabi on April 27, May 1 and May 3. (ANI)