'Big four' may miss training

Pakistan's 'big four' are likely to miss the first two days of the training camp starting at the Gaddafi Stadium from Wednesday.

Skipper Waqar Younis, pacemen Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar, and pinch-hitter Shahid Afridi, who are in England, are scheduled to return Thursday morning.

The four cricketers had gone to England last week to take part in a festival match for Lashings Cricket Club.

Sources said the arrival of the four players had been delayed because of non-availability of flights.

The camp is being set up to prepare the team for next month's three-match Super Challenge-II series against Australia to be played on June 12, 15 and 19.

Our Correspondent from Lahore adds: The groundsmen at the Gaddafi Stadium were making hectic efforts to make venue available for Pakistan's training camp scheduled to start Wednesday.

Monday's heavy downpour has left the pitch in a pool of water and to rub salt to wound, the windstorm disrupted the power supply that left the electronic machinery ineffective.

Power supply could not be restored until Wednesday afternoon.