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Abu Dhabi: Australia lost five wickets for eight runs in 30 chaotic minutes after lunch to hand the home side a crushing 356-run win in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
The margin is Australia's third-heaviest defeat in terms of runs in Test cricket and Pakistan's largest ever, giving the home side a first series win against the men in Baggy Greens since 1994.
Steve Smith, having played exceptionally well, cruelly missed a century when on 97 he was beaten by Yasir Shah's top-spinner, which skidded on to strike him in front with the second ball after lunch.
Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc were all bowled in quick succession while Nathan Lyon was the last man out caught close to the wicket.
Pakistan took the new ball one over before lunch, but it was after the interval the damage was done. In 45 balls, Australia lost their last five wickets for eight runs.
The Australian team was headed directly for Dubai where flights home to less hostile conditions – although no less hostile opposition in South Africa and India.
While the series is lost, Smith and Mitchell Marsh at least shone a light towards a brightening future for Australian cricket.
Smith and Marsh, who have both been touted as future captains of the Australian Test team, batted for nearly 43 overs in a 107-run partnership from day four and most of the first session on day five.
Smith showed he remains a premier player of the spinning ball. His dismissal on 97 left David Warner as Australia's only century-maker this series (compared to nine centuries from Pakistan's batsmen), but he has had a remarkable 12 months.
Smith's Test career average is 40.39. Take the numbers from his Mohali recall and that jumps to 44. Ignore that India series where Australia were beaten 4-0 and it jumps again to more than 48.
Misbah-ul-Haq is the man of the match and Younis Khan is the man of the series.
Brief scores
Pakistan - 570/6d (Younis 213, Azhar 109, Misbah 101) & 293/3d (Misbah-ul-Haq 101*, Azhar Ali 100*)
Australia - 261 (Marsh 87, Imran 3-60) and 246 (Smith 97, Warner 58, Zulfiqur 5-120, Yasir Shah 3-44)
Result - Pakistan won by 356 runs
MOM - Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
Player of the series - Younis Khan (Pakistan)
