Pakistan announced their playing XI for the first Test of Benaud-Qadir Trophy which begins in Perth tomorrow.
Pacers Aamir Jamal and Khurram Shahzad are set to make their Test debut for Pakistan.
Sarfaraz Ahmed was preferred in the lineup ahead of Mohammad Rizwan in the wicketkeeping department.
Pakistan lineup:
Earlier, Australia had also confirmed their lineup for the first Test. Pat Cummins will lead the home side, while Travis Head has been reappointed vice-captain.
Australia made just one change to the most recent side that took the field in the Ashes finale in August at The Oval, with the fit-again Nathan Lyon replacing Todd Murphy.
Australia lineup:
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Whitewashed in each of their last five Test tours of Australia, optimism will be in short supply for Pakistan ahead of a three-match series starting in Perth, with new captain Shan Masood's task made even more difficult by a depleted bowling corps.
The last time Pakistan won a Test Down Under was in late 1995 when nearly half of the current side were not even born, and in Pat Cummins-led Australia they face the reigning world Test champions.
Pakistan's unpredictability means they can never be ruled out but their chaotic buildup to the series makes the tourists tough to back in Australia.
Masood inherited the Test captaincy from Babar Azam, who stepped down as all-formats skipper last month in the wake of their failure to make the semi-finals of the 50-overs World Cup in India.
Series schedule
First Test: December 14-18, Perth
Second Test: December 26-30, Melbourne
Third Test: January 3-7, Sydney