Pakistan Tour of England
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Pakistan has not lost a series in England since 1987! Good morning mates, finally the test matches have begun. Lets take a look at the injury list first. From Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar, Rana Naved, Mohammad Asif, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik. From England, Flintoff, Vaughan, Simon Jones, Giles. Now lets talk about the game. At tea, England are 242/3. Collingwood once again is shining against Pakistan, to make things worse, against a depleted Pakistani attack. Last time Omer Gul did some serious damage in a test match was 2.5 years ago when India toured Pakistan. He suffered a fracture after that match and only recently played against India in early 2006. Last time Mohammad Sami got couple of wickets in a single innings was during Pak tour of Kiwis in the December of 2003. I would expect alot from Razzqa in this tour due to his skills in seaming department. Kaneria as always will be an important performer for Pakistan along with Afridi who keeps the run rate in check. No Pakistani fan likes to see Imran Farhat take the crease. He is more likely to get out than Shahid Afridi or Virender Sehwag. Youhana always seems in a careless mood during the 1st test match of every series, I hope thats not the case this time. All in all, there is plenty to worry about this Pakistani side, but maybe those are ghosts of the past as Pakistan hasnt lost a test match since early 2005 in Caribbean, and more importantly hasnt lost a series in England since 1987. Thanks for reading. I will get back to my work. Will write soon again. Fahad.
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Thu 07/13/06, 6:44 am EST
