Sri Lanka (probable) 1 Tharanga Paranavitana, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Prasanna Jayawardene, 8 Rangana Herath, 9 Muttiah Muralitharan, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Dammika Prasad/ Chanaka Welegedara

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Pakistan 289 all out (2nd Inn) in pursuit of 440 Salman Butt 92, Azhar Ali 42, Kamran 46, Umar Amin 33 | Marcus North 6, Steven Smith 3

Just heard through cricinfo that Afridi will be quitting tests after the next game. Disappointing. Always believed after his hundred at Chennai vs India in 1999, that with the right people around him he could be a pretty good test batsman. Thought captaincy would have the same effect on him as batting alongside an Anwar.

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Scoreline: Aus (2nd Inn) 334 all out Hilfenhaus 56, Paine 47, Johnson 30 | Gul4, Asif 3
Pak 114/1 (2nd Inn) Salman Butt 58 no, Azhar Ali 28 no – Target 440

In the first innings Azhar Ali showed he had Salman’s temperament and with this, regardless of what he does/did on Day 4, don’t think anyone will be displacing him anytime soon. Of all those who’ve sat on the recent Pak middleorder revolving chair, he’s looked the most relaxed with very watchable shots.

One of the best things about Salman Butt is the easy batting relationship he seems to enter into, whoever the other guy is. Exactly what debutants need.

Preplay was expecting Marcus North to have a good time. Looked quite cool in his short stay. Maybe next game.

Paine has always been a strange character to watch. Has a stunning T20 game but plays an ODI game similar to his Test one. So what. Nothing. Just trying to ease my way towards the latest endorser of Ritalin finally making his legspinning debut.

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Scoreline: Pak (1st Inn) 148 all out Salman Butt 63, Afridi 31 (15) | Watson 7.4-1-40-5, Hilfenhaus and Bollinger 2 each
Aus (2nd Inn) 100/4 Katich 49 no, Watson 31 | Gul 5-2-7-2, Asif 2

Well, at least one new thing came out of Pak’s batting today. Azhar Ali – seems a Salman Butt sort of character. Appears to have his temperament. Whether he has his shots, the 2nd innings will tell. Even with the Aus bowling (barring Johnson) being hardly what it should be, Afridi and the selectors’ decision with regard to a lineup sans Younis-Yousuf demands patience from Pakistani fans before things can even get consistent.

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Scoreline: Aus 229/9 Katich 80, Clarke 47, Hussey 39 | Aamer and Asif 3 each, Kaneria 2

He might not have got even a 50, but apart from his little burst in the 2nd T20, this is probably the best Clarke has played (in any format) since he was last at Lord’s during the Ashes. Beautiful. And I’m not even a Clarke fan.

Comparisons with players of different eras is always a risky thing to do. But during one of those post-match talks in the recent T20s, Rameez Raja claimed Aamer at this stage of his career was far ahead of what Wasim was at the same stage. Big, big thing to say. So, let’s forget about the Wasim thing for a while and consider just this – of all the Pakistani bowlers over the last year and a half, barring 1 day in a test in Aus (where he was sick and was puking all over the field) you can’t really look back and recall Aamer having an off-day. That’s probably all he should be judged by, though he does look the stable type capable of handling higher expectations and opinions.

For Aus – You can be certain Bollinger-Johnson will have their say, with Hilfenhaus (if the conditions stay similar) probably doing an Asif. And with two debutantes in the Pak side, Salman Butt and later Afridi will be critical in a shepherding role.

Test cricket is brilliant.

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Scoreline: Pakistan 162/9 Salman Butt 31 (21), Kamran Akmal 33 (25), Umar 25 (21), Aamer 21 (11) | Nannes and O’Keefe 3 each, David Hussey 3-1-16-1
Australia 151 all out David Hussey 33 (27), Clarke 30 (17), Hopes 30 (28), Mike Hussey 25 (14) | Aamer 4-27-3, Afridi 2
Pak win the series 2-0

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Scoreline: Pak 167/8 Umar Akmal 64 (31), Kamran Akmal 23 (19) | Tait 4-25-2
Aus 144 all out Warner 41 (31), David Hussey 34 (28) | Gul 3-13-2, Aamer 4-27-3, Ajmal 3.4-26-3

In hindsight, it would appear that Gul would have been tough to get away, but Cameron falling to Afridi – the only one in this Pak team (barring Umar occasionally) who could have held on at that moment in the match – probably did it for Pakistan
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Scoreline: Aus 277/7 Mike Hussey 79 (60), Shaun Marsh 59 (50), Paine 54 (90) | Swann 8-32-3, Broad 4
Eng 235 all out Collingwood 95 (121), Swann 33 (21), Bresnan 34 (30) | Shaun Tait 8.3-48-4 (including a 100.1 mph ball), Bollinger 8-26-1, Smith 2
England win the series 3-2

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Scoreline: WI (2nd Inn) 161 all out Chanderpaul 71 no | Steyn, Morkel, Botha 3 each
SA chase the 47 required for the loss of 3 and take the series 2-0

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