Lawson is among three on Pakistan's shortlist for the job, along with compatriots Dav Whatmore and former fast bowler Richard Done, the newspaper report said.

Former New South Wales and New Zealand coach Steve Rixon has told AFP that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) contacted him about the role but he had already made other plans.

Lawson said he also had been contacted, at short notice, about the job and was trying to obtain a visa from the Pakistan High Commission in Canberra. He was hoping to fly out this weekend "once the paper work has been done".