The Series was Javed Miandad's first as a captain, following the retirement of Asif Iqbal.

[1] Pakistan was criticised by analysts for producing doctored pitches that were seen to neutralize Australian pace bowler Dennis Lillee who ended the three test series with only 3 wickets.

[2] The first test in Karachi, saw Pakistan come away victors, and gave Miandad his first test victory as captain, after limiting Australia to only 225 and 140, leaving a Day 4 chase of only 74, which Pakistan chased down for the loss of only three wickets.

[4] The third and final test in Lahore would again finish in a draw, with both teams declaring their first innings for over 400 runs, but Australia would bat out the final day, ensuring Pakistan a 1-0 series win.

The original squad selected was as follows: The tour was Javed Miandad's first series win as test captain of Pakistan.