Younis Khan will captain Pakistan in the first Test against SL, just as he did when they last played a Test more than a year ago.
A lot of water has gone under the bridge during their part-enforced absence since December 2007, when Younis led his side to a draw in the third Test against India in the absence of then captain Shoaib Malik.
Malik's tenure is over, ended in somewhat acrimonious fashion after coach Intikhab Alam described him as "aloof" and "a loner".
It was one of a number of off-field incidents which have formed the continuing soap opera of Pakistan cricket in the absence of any Test matches.
While the Pakistan Cricket Board can complain about teams being unprepared to tour the country following the political unrest surrounding the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, only one Test series - against Australia last year - was actually scrapped.
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