| Melbourne, July 16 (ANI): Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland has said the Australian side will simply have to adjust to the late playing hours and 40-degree heat of Sharjah for their upcoming series against Pakistan. Australia will play a one-day international against Afghanistan in Sharjah on August 25, followed by three ODIs and three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The ODI matches in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi won't finish until almost 2 a.m. local time, in a bid to avoid the hottest part of the day. "It'll be hot but the sun's not going to be shining and that's probably the really important factor there. In terms of the hours, it's not ideal but at the same time it's just an adjustment that the players will need to adjust to. It's the same for both teams," Sutherland told AAP. "There are many people in the world who work different hours and these will be different hours for our players, unconventional hours for cricket perhaps. But the game's only going a couple of hours later than it would ordinarily so I'm not sure that adjustment is really that significant," he said. Pakistan has been forced to host series outside of their home country because of security concerns in recent years. However, international cricket has never been held in the UAE in the August-September period, which is the hottest time of the year in the country. (ANI) |