Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

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If there's grass on the wicket ...

In the driest, dustiest, most arid destination on the tour, the flushest grass inhabits the pitch

27-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Compounding the circumspection

How much value do you give to runs scored in this Test? Four hundreds have been scored already, four more fifties can be added to that

24-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

'At the moment it's looking like a draw' - Woolmer

Bob Woolmer feels it's tough to bowl a side out on this pitch

23-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

Exceptions to the ennui

Until the afternoon, nearly halfway through this series, Test cricket had been at its most hateful. In any case, batting practices an unhealthy hold over modern day cricket, but in Lahore and Faisalabad, it has become a deathly choke

23-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

Woolmer content with Pakistan bowlers

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, expressed satisfaction with the performance of the bowling attack on the second afternoon of the second Test against India

22-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin

'I enjoy playing against India'

"I enjoy playing against India," Afridi told the press at Iqbal Stadium. "It has always been good doing battle against India, it brings the best out of me

22-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Faisalabad

Horses for courses

Pakistan's bowling remained equally committed and entertaining on a pitch which still sells runs

22-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

Shoulder injury forced Rana out

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan's surprising omission from the second Test at Faisalabad was the result of a minor shoulder injury

22-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

Playing safe could mean sorry

The omission of Naved-ul-Hasan may backfire

21-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

Younis unfazed by spinners

Younis Khan attributes his success to tackling spinners with ease

21-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

Faisalabad pitch presents a curate's egg

Yesterday, Agha Zahid was the most sought-after man in Pakistan

20-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

Inzamam denies going on the defensive at Lahore

20-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

Sami the enigmatic

Just what do you do with the boy Mohammad Sami, asks Osman Samiuddin

18-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin

'I am a captain not a groundsman' - Inzamam

only two subjects were ever going to be talked about at Inzamam-ul-Haq's post-match press conference - the pitch and the weather.

17-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin

PCB clarifies its scheduling

Karachi - and not Lahore - was originally scheduled to host the first Test against India, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board

16-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Woolmer frustrated at lack of play

Bob Woolmer has given his full backing to Shoaib Malik in his role as opener and asked the media to end speculation about Pakistan's opening combination

15-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Lahore

Making a pitch for favourable weather

Wasim Akram wanted them hard and bouncy. Inzamam-ul-Haq wanted them fast and bouncy. The PCB, according to its official newsletter, also wanted them fast and bouncy.

15-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin

A suspension of disbelief

Sometimes on days that defy comprehension, you can only look to statistics to help you begin to understand what actually passed

14-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Lahore

A Younis-ian joie de vivre

Younis Khan reserves for India a special attention. Two centuries, both large in scale, as part of 508 runs in three Tests last year initiated the affair and he consummated it today with his third century against them in four Test

13-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Lahore

Growing to be Everyman

Not many roles remain in the Pakistan team yet to pass through Shoaib Malik's hands

13-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Lahore

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