England in Pakistan: Probables named for Test camp

Karachi, Nov 6: Budding leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is among the 18 probables, announced on Monday by chairman of the national selection committee, Wasim Bari, for a six-day training camp before the Pakistan squad for the first Test against England is named on Nov 13.

Besides Kaneria, Karachi fast bowler Mohammad Sami has also been asked to join the camp at the Qadhafi Stadium in Lahore alongwith batsman Qaiser Abbas of Sheikhupura. Qaiser top-scored for Patron's XI in both innings in the tour game against England at Rawalpindi.

The following players have been asked to report to national coach Javed Miandad at 10.00 a.m at the Qadhafi Stadium on Wednesday (Nov 8):

Moin Khan (captain), Saeed Anwar, Imran Nazir, Salim Elahi, Inzamamul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana, Shahid Afridi, Wasim Akram, Abdul Razzaq, Azhar Mahmood, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, Qaiser Abbas, Mohammad Sami, Faisal Iqbal and Shoaib Malik.

Meanwhile, Test batsman Younis Khan has pulled out of the NWFP Governor's XI squad for the four-day match against England, starting on Wednesday at the Shahi Bagh Stadium in Peshawar, because of a domestic reason.

Younis has been replaced in the Governor's XI squad by Karachi batsman Nomanullah. Peshawar's Akhtar Sarfraz is also a late addition to the squad in place of originally selected Kashif Afzal of Wah Cantt.