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Wily Wareham issues ominous warning

Teenage leg-spinner Georgia Wareham bags five as Australia warm-up for their one-day international series against Pakistan

Australia leg-spinner Georgia Wareham has issued an ominous warning to Pakistan ahead of Thursday's opening one-day international in Kuala Lumpur, capturing five wickets in a warm-up match.

The Australian squad had just three days to adjust to the conditions in Malaysia after touching down on Sunday, with a hit-out on Tuesday against a local team their best opportunity to acclimatise to the foreign conditions.

Batting first, Ellyse Perry led Australia to 234 with a knock of 45, before Wareham's 5-19 from 7.4 overs rolled the locals for 145.

Wareham has just three T20Is under her belt after debuting against New Zealand late last month, but the 19-year-old now looks poised to add a maiden ODI cap to her CV in Thursday's series opener.

"It was really good getting back into one-day cricket and to get a few wickets under my belt was really good," Wareham reflected following Tuesday's match.

"We're really looking to build on the series against New Zealand, and getting back into the one-day stuff to put together a perfect game in all three aspects."

Wareham, who has collected two international wickets to date, said she was always looking to improve as she prepares to tackle Pakistan for the first time.

"The ball could be coming out better, it always can be. But I just need to back myself going forward," she said.

"I think for me it's about being really attacking with the ball and looking to really spin the ball and create chances."

After completing a 3-0 T20I series whitewash at home over New Zealand in cool, spring weather, Australia are facing vastly different conditions in what's their first visit to Malaysia.

Adapting to the change in climate is crucial, but Wareham says she already likes what she's seen from the local pitches.

"It's really hot, really hot and humid, but the decks tend to be quite spin friendly," she noted.

The three-game ODI series is part of the ICC Women's ODI Championship – a four-yearly round-robin competition that determines the teams who automatically qualify for the next one-day World Cup – and Australia have a chance to draw clear on top of the table with a series win over Pakistan.

Those matches will be followed by three T20Is, which serve a chance for both teams to fine-tune before they head directly to the Caribbean for November's World T20.

Meg Lanning's squad will have one final training session on Wednesday, before the first ODI gets underway at 9.30am local time (12.30pm AEDT) on Thursday.

CommBank Tour of Malaysia

Australia ODI squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicole Bolton, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy (wk), Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

Australia T20 & World T20 squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicole Bolton, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy (wk), Jess Jonassen (subject to fitness), Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

Pakistan ODI/T20 squad: Javeria Khan (c), Bibi Nahida, Ayesha Zafar, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Sidra Amin, Omaima Sohail, Nida Rashid, Sidra Nawaz, Sana Mir, Nashra Sundhu, Anum Amin, Natalia Parvaiz, Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Aiman Anwar

October 18: First ODI v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

October 20: Second ODI v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

October 22: Third ODI v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

October 25: First T20I v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

October 27: Second T20I v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

October 29: Third T20I v Pakistan, Kinrara Academy Oval

2018 ICC Women's World T20  

November 9: Australia v Pakistan, Province Stadium, Guyana

November 11: Australia v Ireland, Province Stadium

November 13: Australia v New Zealand, Province Stadium

November 17: Australia v India, Province Stadium

November 22: Semi-finals, Sir Vivian Richards Ground, Antigua

November 24: Final, Sir Vivian Richards Ground