Writing in his exclusive blog for PakPassion.net, Fazeer Mohammed offers some good advice to Pakistan cricketers as they begin their much awaited Test series against Australia.

Time to get those brain cells working overtime and cast your mind back to the 1983 World Cup.

One of the revered posters at our forums previews what has traditionally been the toughest tour for a Pakistan side - a Test series in Australia.

Thanks to one of our respected forums member for this excellent preview of a tough away series for Pakistan.

In the aftermath of one of the worst series overall for Pakistan in recent times, a valued member of our forums takes an in-depth look at what exactly went wrong for the tourists at a venue where they have generally performed well in the past.

Tourists collapse from 131-0 to 230 all out despite 58 by Azhar Ali and 91 by Sami Aslam.

Visitors bowled out for 216 on a rain-hit day after cameos by Sarfraz Ahmed and Sohail Khan - Tim Southee with 6-80.

Pakistan end the day at 76/5 - 195 runs behind New Zealand's first-innings total of 271.