Aus vs Pak 5th ODI - Oz Looks Another Whitewash in Final Game

Perth: Avoiding humiliation is probably as great a motivator as anything and it is only the thought of preventing the second-ever 5-0 whitewash in their history.

Australian pacer Shaun Tait was, on Saturday, named as standby player and cover for injured Peter Siddle for Sunday's fifth and final ODI against Pakistan.

Tait will join the current squad of 13 on Sunday morning as fellow pacer Siddle, who is still suffering from back soreness, is in doubt for the match. Tait last played a One-dayer in February 2009 against New Zealand.

"Peter Siddle is still being troubled the back pain which kept him out of the third match of the series in Adelaide. As such he is in doubt for tomorrow's fifth ODI and therefore another fast bowler has been included as a standby player," Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said.

"Peter will continue to be monitored over the next week before any decision is made on his availability for the KFC Twenty20 International in Melbourne next Friday," NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said.

Tait has performed well for South Australia in both the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and the recent Ford Ranger game against New South Wales in Wollongong.

Team news

Australia: Peter Siddle is likely to be rested after he suffered a sore back at the start of the series and the
selectors have called up Shaun Tait as cover.

Squad (likely): Shaun Marsh, Brad Haddin (wk), Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Cameron White, Michael Hussey, James Hopes, Shaun Tait/Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Ryan Harris, Clint McKay.

Pakistan called up Khalid Latif for the ODI series but have yet to play him, despite encouraging results in the last three games he played for them against New Zealand.

Squad (likely): Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf (capt), Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Shahid Afridi, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Mohammad Asif, Saeed Ajmal.

Pitch and condintions
The WACA usually provides runs in abundance and in three of the past five one-day internationals there, the team batting first has posted 280-plus. The players will need plenty of drinks breaks the forecast for Friday is very hot and sunny with a maximum temperature of 30-35^oC.

Stats and trivia

• Pakistan have lost eight of their last ten ODIs.
• Cameron White has scored just eight runs less than Pakistan's entire top three in the series.
• Friday's win was Australia's first over Pakistan in an ODI at Perth.

Match facts
Sunday, January 31, 2010 (day/night)
Start time 12:30 local time (0430 GMT), 09:30am Pak