Asif and Naved head to England

Mohammad Asif and Rana Naved have left to join the Pakistan team in England before the fourth Test at The Oval but it isn't clear whether they will play in the Test. Wasim Bari, the chief selector, said that the decision was entirely up to the team management.

Bari said that the two bowlers would be tried out in the nets and the conditions would be judged before any further announcements were made. He also said that for the moment no team would be announced for the five-one day internationals beginning August 30.

Asif has fully recovered from his elbow injury but the management was considering holding him back from the Test and only play him in the one-day series. Naved was ruled out because of a groin injury.

"Rana bowled eight overs on Sunday under the supervision of the doctors and they have cleared him now from his groin problem," Bari told Supercricket website.

Pakistan played the first three Tests without their key bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar, Naved and Asif. They have lost the series 2-0, with a Test to play.