Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

Inzamam's calm, steadying hand

Trying to prove that bowlers win you Test matches and batsmen only save them is a bit like trying to prove whether the chicken or the egg came first. Both are essentially self-defeating arguments

22-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Test cricket at its best

Now that Jane Goody has been relieved of her duties as one of the prime exhibits in the freakshow that is Big Brother, people's attentions may divert to Port Elizabeth, where an equally almighty dogfight is currently underway

21-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

How to treat the tail

Inzamam-ul-Haq showed one of the ways to marshal the tail as he and Mohammad Asif added 74 at Port Elizabeth

20-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Fast ... and really fast

Every now and again - just so that the world can keep on spinning, karma can remain aligned and humans sane - it's good to have a day like this

19-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

South Africa wary of strengthened Pakistan

Inzamam-ul-Haq has hinted that Pakistan could make a few changes in their starting line-up for the second Test at Port Elizabeth starting January 19

18-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

The king of swing

Osman Samiuddin profile Wasim Akram in the latest Greatest Allrounder feature

18-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Amla ices South Africa's cake

Osman Samiuddin's verdict from the fifth day between South Africa and Pakistan

15-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

A funny old tail

Osman Samiuddin's verdict from the fourth day between South Africa and Pakistan

14-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Gibbs stuck in the nineties rut

Osman Samiuddin looks at Herschelle Gibbs's failure to convert 90s into hundreds, on a day in which he fell for 94 in the 1st Test against South Africa at Centurion

13-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Yousuf to return for second Test

Pakistan will receive a much-needed boost with the expected return of Mohammad Yousuf in time for the second Test against South Africa which begins on January 19 at Port Elizabeth

13-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

The odd couple

There have been some odd couples before, but few could have matched the oddity of the pair who revived South Africa from what looked suspiciously like another top-order wobble this afternoon

12-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Pulling up short

Osman Samiuddin's verdict on the first day at Centurion

11-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Prepare for battle of the quicks

Not so often do you get the opportunity these days to really savour the prospect of a series where pace bowling, in all its glory, will come to the fore

10-Jan-2007•Preview by Osman Samiuddin

Shoaib recalled to squad

Shoaib Akhtar has been called up to Pakistan's squad in South Africa as cover for Umar Gul, who picked up an injury during the warm-up match against Rest of South Africa

08-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

The best, the worst, the Warne-derful

The highs and lows of 2006 relived

04-Jan-2007•Osman Samiuddin

Mushtaq reappointed as assistant coach

Less than three months after sacking him, the Pakistan board have reappointed Mushtaq Ahmed as assistant coach for the tour to South Africa

31-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

The latest twist in Shoaib soap

Shoaib Akhtar's ommission from the Pakistan squad to tour South Africa is just another twist in the saga that is his career

29-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Shoaib left out for South Africa tour

Mohammad Asif has been included in Pakistan's 17-man Test squad for the tour of South Africa, starting next month

29-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Providing the oomph

A Test was forfeited for the first time ever, an elite panel umpire was sacked, two leading bowlers were banned after testing positive for a banned steroid, and then those bans overturned less than a month later. All brought to you courtesy Pakistan

26-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Astle sees New Zealand home

Stuttering, stumbling, bumbling, New Zealand eventually managed to find a way home, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets at Eden Park to ensure that the two match Twenty20 series was shared one-all

26-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

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