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Shoaib Akhtar has declared himself available for the second Test despite injuring his hamstring in the first Test against South Africa

On an interesting third day's play Asim Kamal made 99 on his Test debut, Paul Adams took seven wickets in an innings for the first time ..

Shoaib Akhtar has been banned for one Test and two ODIs after being found guilty of using abusive language against Paul Adams on the first day of the first Test at Lahore

Taufeeq Umar scored 111, his fourth Test hundred to help Pakistan to close on 275 for 4 against South Africa

The two Shoaib's - Malik and Akhtar - revived Pakistan and restricted South Africa to 320 for 9 on the opening day of the first Test at Lahore.

The decision by Clive Lloyd, the referee for the one-day series between Pakistan and South Africa, to delay the ICC Code of Conduct hearing left the Pakistan authorities livid

Graeme Smith and Andrew Hall have both received bans, while Yousuf Youhana has been been fined

South Africa completed a remarkable turnaround in this one-day series, winning the fifth and final match at Rawalpindi by seven wickets to come back from 0-2 down to take the series 3-2

The management of the South African team in Pakistan has lodged an appeal with the ICC against the two-Test match ban handed down to Andrew Hall following an incident in the second ODI at Lahore a week ago

Seven days ago Pakistan cricket was buoyant

Yousuf Youhana replaced Inzamam-ul-Haq as captain for Pakistan's first Test against South Africa, while Moin Khan is recalled

Andrew Hall has had his appeal against a two-Test ban turned down by the ICC and will miss South Africa's two matches against Pakistan

Pat Symcox, the former South African Test player and ex-national selector, believes South Africa won't miss the banned Andrew Hall against Pakistan

Saqlain Mushtaq escaped with only a reprimand from the Pakistan board for verbally abusing coach Javed Miandad.

South Africa's captain Graeme Smith was left lamenting the fact that there was not a third Test against Pakistan, although he insisted that the recent tour to the subcontinent was a successful one

Javed Miandad said that his side's performance during the series against South Africa has convinced him that they can beat anyone in the world ... and that includes Australia

Pakistan clinched the two-Test series 1-0 after the second Test, at Faisalabad, ended in a draw

Gary Kirsten played South Africa into a position of strength, and they declared 301 ahead, setting up an exciting final day

First South Africa's former captain, Shaun Pollock, new ball in hand, broke the back of Pakistan's middle order, and then their current captain shepherded his side into a strong position

A fiesty 124 not out by Imran Farhat helped Pakistan to a position of strength against South Africa in the second Test, at Faisalabad