Osman Samiuddin

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

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

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

Osman Samiuddin profile Wasim Akram in the latest Greatest Allrounder feature

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

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

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

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

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

Osman Samiuddin's verdict on the first day at Centurion

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

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

The highs and lows of 2006 relived

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

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

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

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

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

Abdul Razzaq, the Pakistan allrounder, has torn a calf muscle which could result in him missing the start of the South Africa series

Regional cricket associations in Pakistan will finally be given the financial empowerment they have demanded for so long