Former Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan said Tuesday he hoped to score runs and help his team win the one-day series against Australia, as he flew out in a bid to revive his career. He was named in a squad which takes on Australia in five one-day matches, the first of which starts in Brisbane on Friday.

Younus left Tuesday with Fawad Alam, Khalid Latif and Rao Iftikhar, while allrounders Shahid Afridi and Rana Naved-ul-hasan will join the squad from Australia where they are playing in a Twenty20 tournament. "I am fully focused and will do my best to score big and hope that I help my team win because we need wins," said Younus, who managed just 22 runs in three one-day matches against New Zealand.

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