Wednesday 18th August, 2010 13 England cricket team enjoys Strauss expects heady run of success London: An unusual vote of confi- swing, seam and spin delivered by dence by the England selectors last England's four-man attack in the first Sunday illustrates the heady run of two tests. challenge for bowlers success currently enjoyed by the In response the prolific Mohammad national team who could clinch their Yousuf has been recalled to the side, four-test series against Pakistan this after ending his brief international Pakistan return to The Oval week. retirement, while pitches at the two The selectors took the rare step of London test grounds generally favour Aug 17 - Pakistan return to south penalty runs to England because they announcing the final XI for the third the batsmen. London on Wednesday for their first believed Pakistan had tampered with test at the Oval starting on Wednesday Since Andrew Flintoff retired from test at the Oval since they became the the ball. instead of a squad with opener test cricket last year , England have only international team to forfeit a The International Cricket Council Alastair Cook, who has scored just 100 committed themselves to a four-man match four years ago. sacked Hair from their elite umpires' runs in seven test innings this season, attack with six specialist batsmen and Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and his panel and declared the match a draw the chief beneficiary. wicketkeeper Matt Prior batting at side refused to take the field after tea even though the laws decreed that England conclude their home sea- seven. on the fourth day of the fourth and England had won. The decision was son in London with the final test England will almost certainly need final test after umpires Darrell Hair later rescinded and England were scheduled for Lord's next week after to take 20 wickets in at least two tests and Billy Doctrove awarded five awarded the victory. which they will turn their full atten- in Australia to retain the Ashes and tion to the Ashes defence in Australia the London matches should provide a later in the year. more searching examination of the board and scoreboard pressure, Since coach Andy Flower and cap- various abilities of James Anderson, rather than the ball nipping about tain Andrew Strauss joined forces Stuart Broad, Steven Finn and all over the place.” early last year, England have regained Graeme Swann. Pakistan is expected to recall the Ashes and won the Twenty20 Anderson, the leader of the attack, Mohammed Yousuf, its third-high- World Cup. moved the ball wickedly late under est scoring batsman ever in Tests. They have beaten Australia 3-2 in a leaden skies in the first two tests but He was too jetlagged to play at one-day series this season and victory not only Australians question his abil- Edgbaston after flying in a day at the Oval would be their seventh test ity and attitude when the ball is not before, having been persuaded to win in a row, although that statistic swinging. come out of retirement to ease does include four matches against a Broad has yet to prove himself Pakistan’s batting crisis. modest Bangladesh outfit. abroad while Finn, for all the Yousuf is likely to replace Pakistan, in familiar disarray after immense promise he has shown in his Umar Amin (averaging 12 from squaring their two-test series against debut international season, is still a his eight Test innings on the Australia, could make little of the novice. England tour) or Azhar Ali. Left-arm paceman Wahab Riaz Stuart Broad should come in for fast bowler Mohammad Yousuf (Centre) Umar Gul, who was ruled out of LONDON (AP) - England captain the series after tearing a ham- Andrew Strauss believes the final two string at Edgbaston, while Tests against Pakistan could provide his ond innings at Edgbaston that England’s Zulqarnain’s broken finger will bowlers with a vital challenge ahead of bowlers may not be as potent when the allow Kamran Akmal to return, despite the Ashes series against Australia. ball does not swing. making two ducks and keeping wicket The placid batting surfaces usually Having been bowled out for 72 in the poorly in the first Test. provided by The Oval and Lord’s should first innings, Pakistan reached 296 in Teams: be similar to the conditions England is the second, leaving Stuart Broad so frus- England: Andrew Strauss (captain), expected to face in Australia when the trated with the situation at one stage Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Ashes series begins Nov. 25. that he threw the ball at Pakistan bats- Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Strauss predicted a “different style of man Zulqarnain Haider. Morgan, Matt Prior, Graeme Swann, match” at The Oval when the third Test “It was a timely lesson that you’ll Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven against Pakistan gets under way on never have everything your own way,” Finn. Wednesday. Strauss said Tuesday. “Sometimes you’ll Pakistan (from): Salman Butt (cap- England easily won the first two have to do the hard yards to get on top of tain), Imran Farhat, Azhar Ali, Tests to take its winning streak to six sides. Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Umar Tests. A series whitewash against “The Oval and Lord’s are usually Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Pakistan would give them a national pretty good batting wickets. Overhead Aamer, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, record of eight consecutive wins. conditions play a part, but there may be Mohammad Asif, Umar Amin, Raza However, Pakistan proved in its sec- a different style of match: runs on the Hasan, Yasir Hameed. BY REVATA S. 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