Former Victorian teammates Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short will open the batting together for the first time in national colours, while skipper Pat Cummins returns for his first one-day international since last year’s World Cup final victory.

Captain Pat Cummins led Australia to a tense two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first ODI. Cummins' composed 32 runs saw his team chase down 204 after a middle-order collapse. Mitchell Starc's fiery pace dismantled Pakistan's batting lineup,

After Australia's captain dug his team out of trouble with the bat in the first ODI against Pakistan, Mitchell Starc says Pat Cummins should be bumped up the batting order.