Malaysia tour the first focus for Mott

Australia's march towards the World T20 will take a brief interlude into the 50-over game next week, but head coach Matthew Mott believes the longer format can benefit his team as they eye glory in the Caribbean this November.

Before they travel to Antigua for the first stage of the World T20, Australia will ply their 50-over trade in one of the more unique locations in world cricket as they meet Pakistan in three ODIs at Kuala Lumpur's Kinrara Oval.

Those one-day matches will be followed by three T20Is against the same opponent before the squad flies directly to the Caribbean for the World T20; Malaysia was chosen as the venue for the series with all suitable grounds in the United Arab Emirates slated to host other cricket through October.

Australia wrapped up a dominant T20I series win over New Zealand with a nine-wicket victory in Canberra on Friday night.

They lost just nine wickets across the series and thanks to the dominance of the top order, captain Meg Lanning and deputy Rachael Haynes were barely called upon after the opening match and No.7 Ellyse Perry wasn't required to bat at all.

In Mott's eyes, three 50-over matches will provide his players with valuable time on the field ahead of the November tournament. 

"We're desperate to do well in those games and it does break it up pretty well for us," Mott told cricket.com.au.

"There's obviously a huge T20 focus but I do think 50-over cricket is really good for our team as well at the moment. 

"I think some of the batters will enjoy being able to spend a little more time in the middle and from a bowling perspective as well, they'll have those few extra over just to really hone their skills and get in and out of spells."

Australia have named near-identical squads for the ODI and T20 portions of the Malaysia tour, making three changes to the one-day side that whitewashed India on the subcontinent in March.