Giles hopeful of bowling Pakistan out for under 300

Ashley Giles reckons Moin Khan's bullish approach to making runs might provide England with the vital breakthrough tomorrow morning after their encouraging first day in the second Test at Faislabad.

The Warwickshire left-arm spinner who claimed three wickets for 57 to put England in the driving seat after two sessions said Moin, who was unbeaten on 61, could pose problems for the home side.

"Moin always comes at you and tries something different but sometimes stuffs himself by trying too much," said Giles.

"He's an aggressive cricketer. I can't see him plodding around all day tomorrow - and that gives me a chance as well.

"We'd have liked to have had a better last session. Generally we'd have liked a couple more wickets, but I don't think we'll get too down about that because if we can take an early one tomorrow we'll be well in the game."

Giles' introduction into the attack in the 16th over of the day appeared to be the turning point after Saeed had hammered 53 off only 52 balls. His ploy to toss the ball up to try and tempt him into a rash shot paid off and Saeed fell foul of the tactic, hitting Giles straight to Graham Thorpe at mid-wicket. Two balls later, he had Inzamam-ul-Haq bowled for a duck, with the ball spinning unluckily back onto the stumps.

Giles struck again when Salim Elahi produced an ugly slap with the bat to send the ball hurtling towards Michael Atherton at point having made 41 to give him figures of 3-57.

Salisbury battled bravely against the poor luck that has afflicted his tour so far - continuing today with an appeal for lbw against Moin that was turned down - and finished the day wicketless.

The sympathetic Giles said one wicket would change things for Salisbury.

"I feel for Ian," he said.

"He's just struggling for a wicket at the moment and that can all change with one delivery. All he needs is to get one under his belt and he'll be away.

"We bowl as a pair - and everything we do we do together. It's important that spinners bowl together because we can create pressure and act as a partnership.

"If we get one of those two out early then we are into them because Wasim Akram is probably not in the best form of his life and we could bowl them out for under 300."