Second day of the second cricket test at Abu Dhabi
Earlier, broad and James Anderson took 16 deliveries to wrap up Pakistan's innings, the last three wickets falling within just seven balls. Misbah-Ul Haq added just one to his overnight score of 83 before being trapped leg-before by broad. He hit five boundaries and four sixes. Stuart broad grabbed four while Graeme Swann took three and Anderson got 2 wickets. In reply, Jonathan Trott and Alastair cook hit half-centuries to help England recover from the early loss of Andrew Strauss. Both added 139 for the 2nd wicket to strengthen their position. Trott took a single off Muhammad Hafeez to reach his ninth half-century . He was bowled by Abdul Rehman after scoring 74 runs. He hit 7 Boundaires. Cook completed his 27th fifty in tests, which came off 133 balls. Later, Saeed Ajmal took wicket of Kevin Pietersen and Morgan to keep pressure on the England batsmen. Saeed took three while Muhammad Hafeez and Abdul Rehman shared one wicket each.
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Stuart Broad snared captain Misbah ul-Haq (84) leg before wicket in the day’s second over and James Anderson soon dismissed Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan for ducks as Pakistan lost their last three wickets in the space of seven balls.
Pakistan had resumed on 256 for seven, with ul-Haq unbeaten on 83, but the skipper added only a single to their overnight score before falling to Broad, the Nottinghamshire all-rounder’s fourth wicket of the innings. Anderson then claimed the scalp of Saeed Ajmal with a full delivery which angled towards middle and leg stump and trapped the batsmen lbw after he played and missed. Three balls later, England claimed their first catch of the innings to wrap up the Pakistan tail, Junaid Khan edging a short ball from Anderson to Graeme Swann at second slip.
Cornet, Parmentier, Razzano, Rezai in French squad
Alize Cornet, Pauline Parmentier, Virginie Razzano and Aravane Rezai have been selected for Fed Cup opening-round match against Slovakia in Bratislava on February 4-5. The French Tennis Federation indicated that Kristina Mladenovic, 18 and earning a first call-up, would be the reserve. Parmentier, ranked 70 on the WTA computer, is the only one of the quartet who made it through the opening round of the Australian Open. Razzano is ranked 84, Cornet 85 and Rezai 120. "Their results (in Melbourne) were not all that great but even so, I saw some good things on court and that s why I have gone with these four experienced players," said Escude. France will have to do without their top-ranked player Marion Bartoli, the world number nine, as she quit the squad in protest at Fed Cup players not being allowed to deploy their personal trainers -- in her case, her father, Walter. After losing a play-off last season to Spain, two-time winners France dropped out of the Fed Cup elite for the first time and now rank only 15th. The French take on a Slovak squad that includes world number 18 Dominika Cibulkova and 21st-ranked Daniela Hantuchova.
Second test against England 1st day score
Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar negotiated the first hour without any discomfort before Swann gave England the breakthrough at the score of 51.
Taufeeq Umar misjudged a delivery and lost his off stump after seemingly playing no stroke on 16. Hafeez made 31 with four boundaries.
Broad then chipped in with the wickets of Younis and Azhar Ali, both bowled on incoming deliveries to leave Pakistan struggling at 103 for 4.
Skipper Misbah-ul Haq and Asad Shafiq steadied Pakistan's innings and added 100 runs for the 5th wicket. Both completed their half centuries. Asad Shafiq scored 58 before being leg befored by Swann. Misbah remained unbeaten on 83 with the help of 5 boundaires and 4 sixes.
England, aiming to level the three-test series after losing the first test by 10 wickets in Dubai, were rewarded for picking two spinners in form of Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar. Pakistan also made one change from their first test line up, bringing in left-arm Paceman Junaid Khan for Aizaz Cheema.
Pakistan vs India Cricket breakthrough
ABU DHABI: Pakistan's ambassador in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday said he was using his contacts to convince India to resume bilateral ties with his country and hopes for a breakthrough next year.
India froze all bilateral ties with Pakistan in the wake of terrorist attacks on their commercial hub Mumbai in November 2008, which New Delhi blamed on militants based in Pakistan.
But despite a recent thaw, with Pakistan declaring India "the most favoured nation" and both prime ministers vowing to improve ties during their meeting at the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) conference late last year, the ties remain suspended.
India refused to send its team to Pakistan for a scheduled tour a month after the Mumbai attacks.
The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf, had also vowed to revive ties but has not received a positive reply from the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Despite tempered optimism, Pakistan's ambassador in the UAE, Jamil Ahmed Khan, said he was using his position to raise support for a series between the countries here.
"I am in regular contact with the Indian ambassador (Kapanaiah Lokesh) here and he has also talked to his government in New Delhi to convince them to play here in the Gulf," Khan told reporters.
A PCB official on Monday said in Lahore that there was no possibility of a resumption of ties this year.
India beat Pakistan in a high-profile World Cup semi-final in Mohali in March last year and are due to face each other in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in March this year.
Khan said a Pakistan-India series is the most sought-after by fans around the world.
"If Pakistan and India play here it would be a big thing for not only people living here but also for the people around the world. I think 2013 could be the breakthrough because everyone is trying for it," said Khan, who had also worked for United Nations.
Khan said interest in cricket was also developing among UAE locals.
"The locals here are also taking more interest in cricket since Pakistan is playing here and the image of the game as well as that of the Pakistan cricket team is also improving in the Gulf," said Khan. (AFP)
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