The Pakistan national cricket team toured Australia in December 2023 and January 2024 to play three Test matches.
[4][5][6] In December 2023, Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja apparently attempted to appeal to the international community by including the slogan "All lives are equal" in his pair of shoes during Australia's first test match of the series.
[7] He made the decision to showcase the solidarity with the citizens of Palestine who are being killed by Israeli forces although he did not intend any political messages directing towards a particular party.
[13] In December 2023, Pakistani fast bowler Haris Rauf made himself unavailable for this series, due to his partaking in the Big Bash League, which triggered the PCB to hold a hearing.
[23] On 23 December 2023, Pakistan's Noman Ali was ruled out of the last two tests due to acute appendicitis,[24] with Mohammad Nawaz named as replacement.