Meanwhile, rumours of a greentop in Karachi!

Here we go again. Apparently, Ehsan Arain, curator at Karachi’s National Stadium, has already finalised two pitches which have much more grass and moisture than the ones in Lahore and Faisalabad.

Even Javed Miandad reckons it might help the bowlers.

There might be some grass on the wicket at Karachi’s National stadium, where the third Test will be played. In fact, the Karachi conditions traditionally favour movement of the ball, with the breeze from the adjacent sea playing a part.