Mohammad Asif

Cricket's decision-makers need to act firmly and decisively in the matter of the latest match-fixing allegations, for the sake of the sanctity of the sport

Investigators will focus on the currency notes handed over by the News Of The World (NOTW) to Mazhar Majeed as they look for evidence of spot fixing in the Lord's Test involving Pakistani cricketers

You cannot curse Wahab Riaz. Especially when the man has a five-for on debut.

A scrap is what England have secretly been yearning for all series, and a scrap is what they are in right now, after a wasteful first-day performance at The Oval allowed Pakistan to claim the upper hand

Plays of the Day from the first day of the third Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval

Wahab Riaz enjoyed a debut to remember at The Oval with 5 for 63 as the hosts were bowled out for 233

Pakistan were poor in the first Test, but were even worse at Edgbaston as they crashed for 72 on the opening day

Mohammad Asif has insisted that if Mohammad Yousuf is match-fit and ready to play Pakistan will have no problem including him for the second Test against England at Edgbaston

Amir is a bee, Asif a snake. What are Malinga and Ishant?

England ended the third day at Trent Bridge in total control of the match and poised to seal a massive win, reducing Pakistan to 15 for 3 after Matt Prior's third Test hundred allowed the hosts to declare at 262 for 9

Salman Butt has admitted that Kamran Akmal is under pressure after the mistakes committed by Pakistan's wicketkeeper on the first day at Trent Bridge

Pakistan's struggles with the Umpire Decision Review System continued on the second day at Trent Bridge, as they once again found themselves uncertain of how to use the technology to their advantage

What does a Pakistan batsman think when he takes guard? Does he think at all?

The second day at Trent Bridge was James Anderson's 28th birthday, and it began for him in a somewhat lugubrious fashion

On a day for the bowlers on which 15 wickets fell for 170 runs, James Anderson made superb use of conditions to cut the visitors down to 147 for 9 - still 8 runs adrift of the follow-on target - before bad light stopped play at Trent Bridge

It's never dull when the Pakistanis are in town, and anyone who dares to treat these matches as nothing more than an Ashes appetiser might well find themselves too full to move by the end of it

Salman Butt, the Pakistan captain, hails his new-ball pair, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, as the best opening duo in the world ahead of the Test series against England

Mohammad Aamer, Pakistan's Man of the Match in their series-levelling win at Headingley, is confident that his team can rise to the challenge of taking on England ahead of the first Test which starts on Thursday

This morning's grandstand finish was never really in doubt, even though Pakistan resumed their chase with just 40 runs required