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Pakistan drop to seventh place after series defeat

Pakistan, with 96 points, are only ahead of West Indies (72) and Bangladesh (4) in the ICC Test Championship table after their 1-0 loss to South Africa

12-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

Exit Inzamam, the modest legend

The end was not what had been anticipated, especially the hasty manner in which it arrived. Ultimately, it did not matter as Pakistan cricket bade a teary, emotional farewell to Inzamam-ul-Haq

12-Oct-2007•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Smith revels in subcontinental triumph

A first series win in the subcontinent in many years, as Australia and England will tell anyone who listens, is a special thing

12-Oct-2007•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Malik: 'South Africa deserved to win'

Pakistan's captain, Shoaib Malik, admitted that South Africa had 'batted better, fielded better and bowled better'

12-Oct-2007•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Fitting and flopped farewells

Fazeer Mohammad on how Inzamam-ul-Haq has a chance of bowing out of the international arena in a blaze of glory

12-Oct-2007•Fazeer Mohammed

Draw hands South Africa the series

Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf ensured Pakistan won the day; South Africa had done enough to secure the series

12-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

Butt fined for criticising umpires

Pakistan vice-captain Salman Butt has been fined 50% of his match fee for making serious public criticism of match officials

12-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

'A really special' century, says Smith

Graeme Smith's 12th Test century was an almighty struggle, but it's one he's likely to remember with special fondness

11-Oct-2007•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Pakistan fans arrested for racial abuse

Four expatriate fans of Pakistani origin were arrested at Gaddafi Stadium during the final afternoon of the second Test

11-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

Asif doubtful for ODI series

Mohammad Asif is a doubtful starter for the ODI series against South Africa - commencing next week - due to an elbow injury

11-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

Smith and Kallis put SA in line for series win

South Africa set Pakistan a mammoth 457 to win the second Test with four sessions of play remaining

11-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

Butt defends attacking approach

Salman Butt indicated the lack of Test cricket in recent months was perhaps the reason for Pakistan's poor performance

10-Oct-2007•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

A bearded tribute and Boucher's 400

Plays of the Day for the third day of the second Test in Lahore

10-Oct-2007•Faras Ghani and Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Smith, Kallis stretch lead past 300

Inspired by an unbeaten 88-run partnership between Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, South Africa strengthened their grip on the second Test

10-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Faras Ghani

'We're heading in the right direction' - Arthur

If he's not careful, there's a danger that Paul Harris might become the kind of multi-skilled cog in the machine his country is so renowned for producing, rather than the uni-skilled square peg in a round hole everyone loves

09-Oct-2007•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Akmal's fresh as ever, and Inzi gets the guard

The Plays of the day from day two of the Lahore Test

09-Oct-2007•Faras Ghani and Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Allrounder Harris gives SA the edge

South Africa began and ended the day in the same fashion, dominating the play to retain control of the match

09-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Faras Ghani

Dangerous leaves and Inzamam's generosity

Faras Ghani rewinds the plays of the day from Lahore

08-Oct-2007•Faras Ghani

'It's a different game altogether' - Prince

Ashwell Prince's sixth Test fifty, as is increasingly becoming the case, came in circumstances when it was most needed

08-Oct-2007•Osman Samiuddin at Lahore

Disciplined bowling gives Pakistan the advantage

Pakistan ended the first day of the second Test against South Africa with the upper hand

08-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Faras Ghani

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