2nd Test: Pakistan vs West Indies at Multan
Well, Pakistan keep powering on despite the controversy that has surrounded them for quite some time. They answered thier critics perfectly with a 9-wicket demolition of a disappointing West Indies. West Indies struggled throughout the whole game with little penetration from the bowlers and a very ordinary batting display. If it weren't for Lara and Chanderpaul in the second dig, the Windies probably would have lost by an innings.
This is also Lara's 100th test so his team-mates will be eager to see this milestone end up as a winning one. Quite a few of the Pakistanis sit on thin ice. Imran Farhat could be in trouble if he doesn't score runs. Shahid Nazir and Umar Gul also face the same situation in the bowling stakes. Abdur Razzaq is expected to be dropped to make way for another bowler.
This should be a closer game, the Windies will be fired up, wanting to give Lara the perfect 100th game while the Pakistanis will want to continue their good form.
Get set for a cracking tes match.
Pakistan (probable): 1 Imran Farhat, 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), 5 Mohammad Yousuf, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Shahid Nazir, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Danish Kaneria, 11 Samiullah Khan Niazi
West Indies (probable): 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Darren Ganga, 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 4 Brian Lara (capt), 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 6 Dwayne Bravo, 7 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 8 Dave Mohammed, 9 Jerome Taylor, 10 Fidel Edwards, 11 Corey Collymore
Umpires: Roshan Mahanama and Mark Benson
3rd Umpire: Daryl Harper
Weather:
(All temperatures in Degrees Celcius)
Sunday: Sunny, 24
Monday: Sunny, 25
Tuesday: Showers, 27
Wednesday: Scattered showers, 23
Thursday: Sunny, 24
Game starts at 12:30pm AWST (10:30am local time, 4:30am GMT)
Well, Pakistan keep powering on despite the controversy that has surrounded them for quite some time. They answered thier critics perfectly with a 9-wicket demolition of a disappointing West Indies. West Indies struggled throughout the whole game with little penetration from the bowlers and a very ordinary batting display. If it weren't for Lara and Chanderpaul in the second dig, the Windies probably would have lost by an innings.
This is also Lara's 100th test so his team-mates will be eager to see this milestone end up as a winning one. Quite a few of the Pakistanis sit on thin ice. Imran Farhat could be in trouble if he doesn't score runs. Shahid Nazir and Umar Gul also face the same situation in the bowling stakes. Abdur Razzaq is expected to be dropped to make way for another bowler.
This should be a closer game, the Windies will be fired up, wanting to give Lara the perfect 100th game while the Pakistanis will want to continue their good form.
Get set for a cracking tes match.
Pakistan (probable): 1 Imran Farhat, 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), 5 Mohammad Yousuf, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Kamran Akmal (wk), 8 Shahid Nazir, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Danish Kaneria, 11 Samiullah Khan Niazi
West Indies (probable): 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Darren Ganga, 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 4 Brian Lara (capt), 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 6 Dwayne Bravo, 7 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 8 Dave Mohammed, 9 Jerome Taylor, 10 Fidel Edwards, 11 Corey Collymore
Umpires: Roshan Mahanama and Mark Benson
3rd Umpire: Daryl Harper
Weather:
(All temperatures in Degrees Celcius)
Sunday: Sunny, 24
Monday: Sunny, 25
Tuesday: Showers, 27
Wednesday: Scattered showers, 23
Thursday: Sunny, 24
Game starts at 12:30pm AWST (10:30am local time, 4:30am GMT)
Hopefully, at least West Indian batting won't collapse this time.