"We need more matches to minimise the gap with the best teams," Dar said in Sydney ahead of the final ODI. "We always wanted to play competitive [cricket] and we can only improve when we play a lot of matches against the best teams.

"Always wanted to play Australia and share the experience, learn from [them], but the thing is as a team we need more exposure and more matches against Australia. We definitely learn a lot and that's what we want."

However, Pakistan's players won't be able to feature in that competition given the current political situation between the two countries, which makes other opportunities around the world even more important to them.

That would put it at around the same time as the WCPL, which began last season as a three-event and featured Pakistan seamer Fatima Sana, and after the Hundred in the UK, which has become one of the major global leagues. The WBBL continues to sit in an October-November timeslot. While Pakistan's league continues to take shape, Dar said it was vital more players were given chances overseas.

"Definitely it is very important for the players in Pakistan to play international leagues like Big Bash or Hundred to improve," she said. "We have potential, we have had three players of the month for ICC [last year], but we need to show the skills while playing international leagues or series against the best teams.

"It's a very important time for the girls, especially in Pakistan, so we need more international matches, more international leagues, so they can grow up earlier so we can have competitive matches and series against the best teams. This is the time that we have to go to different leagues and watch what other players are doing. If we go into the leagues, we can bring that experience back to Pakistan."

While in Australia, the Pakistan players are taking the opportunity to soak in as much information for the home side as possible, as they have done during previous meetings between the teams.

"Whenever we get a chance to meet them we always talk about cricket, talk about their routines, what they are practising," Dar said. "They are very [helpful] and I know myself, they are very good at that. If you ask them, they will always tell you."

The ODI series will be followed by three T20Is in Sydney, Hobart and Canberra, which provide preparation ahead of next month's T20 World Cup.