Hoggard gets the taste for wickets

Matthew Hoggard picked up his first wickets in Test cricket on the opening day of the Second Test against Pakistan - and warned future opponents that he's got a taste for it.

His debut against the West Indies last year was wicketless and he had to wait until the last over before tea at Old Trafford for his first success - the wicket of Younis Khan.

Hoggard said: "It was one of the best moments in cricket apart from my debut at Lord's. It's lovely to get your name in the wickets column. It was a great relief. I played my first Test and didn't get one.

"You are always thinking I need a wicket, I'm not going to get a wicket, I'm not going to get picked again and thankfully it came two balls before tea. I was bowling against the wind, and trying to run up and stop them from scoring.

"I got one to reverse, it was just a misjudgment and it was a wicket."

Hoggard finished the day with three wickets, including the prized scalp of centurion Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Hoggard said: "Inzamam played superbly, shots all round the wicket, and I'm happy to have got him out.

"I'm ecstatic really. I'd have been happy with one wicket but thankfully I got three and there's another two to get. I've got a taste for it, like it and I want some more wickets.

"I've been on the fringes for a while and thankfully getting your second Test you are out of that `one Test wonder' side. It's nice to get out of that and get a wicket.

"Darren Gough's been very helpful on the pitch and off it. He's always been a great believer in congratulating fellow colleagues."

But the hero of the day was Inzamam who hit 114 wonderful runs in his 14th Test century.

He said: "I've scored three centuries against England and this was the best because the team needed big runs. We all played positively because we are going for the win. The team really needed it from me."

Pakistan went to Blackpool the previous day instead of net practice at Old Trafford and Inzamam added: "It was very relaxing, it eased the pressure before the match."