Gilchrist grumbles as Taufeeq displays growing promise
Australia 467 and 127 Pakistan 279 and 179-3
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Your support makes all the difference.The first Test between Pakistan and Australia will go into a fifth and final day here today after heavy rain during the tea interval forced the early close of day four. For the second successive day the final session was wiped out, meaning an enthralling match will go the distance.
Pakistan hold the edge, closing at 179 for 3 in their second innings, requiring another 137 runs to win, but it was a day of contrasting fortunes. Waqar Younis's men dominated the opening session before Australia hit back after lunch to renew their hopes.
Pakistan appeared in control after reaching the first interval on 103 for 1 shortly after the resumption when Abdul Razzaq misjudged a straight ball from Shane Warne and Steve Bucknor adjudged him leg-before.
Taufeeq Umar continued where he left off in the morning session as he and Younis Khan brought up the 50-partnership. The 21-year-old did have one lucky escape when surviving a confident lbw shout from the impressive Warne, but his luck ran out when 12 runs short of his second Test century, although his dismissal did owe a lot to the agility of Mark Waugh. Umar cut at a wide ball from Brett Lee but as it appeared to be heading towards the boundary, Waugh reached out and took a brilliant catch over his head.
Earlier in the day, Imran Nazir (40) and Taufeeq put on a stand of 91 for the first wicket. After surviving lbw appeals from Gillespie and Warne, Imran was also let off by Adam Gilchrist when the keeper missed a stumping chance, again off the unfortunate Warne.
The wasted opportunity seemed to irritate Gilchrist, whose vocal utterings from behind the stumps grew louder. Loud enough indeed for Imran to complain to the umpires.
Imran was then struck on the helmet by Lee and after receiving medical treatment he carried on. Moments later, and clearly unnerved, he drove Warne high to mid-off where Glenn McGrath held a well-judged catch.
Fourth day; Australia won toss
AUSTRALIA – First Innings 467 (R T Ponting 141, J L Langer 72, D R Martyn 67; Saqlain Mushtaq 4-136).
PAKISTAN – First Innings (Friday: 210 for 5)
Faisal Iqbal c M E Waugh b Warne 83
Rashid Latif c Martyn b Warne 66
Saqlain Mushtaq lbw b Warne 1
Waqar Younis lbw b Warne 14
Shoaib Akhtar c McGrath b Warne 5
Mohammad Sami not out 0
Extras (lb10 b11 nb3) 24
Total (65.3 overs) 279
Fall (cont): 6-219, 7-239, 8-267, 9-274.
Bowling: McGrath 15-3-40-1; Gillespie 12-2-55-1; Lee 11-3-49-1 (nb3); Warne 24.3-7-94-7; M E Waugh 3-0-20-0.
AUSTRALIA – Second Innings
J L Langer c Taufeeq b Saqlain 25
M L Hayden c Taufeeq b Saqlain 34
R T Ponting b Shoaib 7
M E Waugh b Shoaib 0
S R Waugh lbw b Shoaib 0
D R Martyn c Imran b Saqlain 20
A C Gilchrist b Shoaib 5
S K Warne lbw b Shoaib 0
B Lee c Misbah b Saqlain 12
J N Gillespie lbw b Mohammad 1
G D McGrath not out 5
Extras (b4 lb12 nb2) 18
Total (39.5 overs) 127
Fall: 1-61, 2-74, 3-74, 4-74, 5-74, 6-85, 7-89, 8-107, 9-112.
Bowling: Waqar Younis 8-1-23-0; Shoaib Akhtar 8-2-21-5 (nb1); Saqlain Mushtaq 15.5-0-46-4 (nb1); Taufeeq Umar 2-0-8-0; Mohammad Sami 6-0-13-1.
PAKISTAN – Second Innings
Imran Nazir c McGrath b Warne 40
Taufeeq Umar c M E Waugh b Lee 88
Abdul Razzaq lbw b Warne 4
Younis Khan not out 32
Misbah-ul-Haq not out 4
Extras (b3 nb8) 11
Total (for 3, 61 overs) 179
Fall: 1-91, 2-117, 3-173.
To bat: Faisal Iqbal, Rashid Latif, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Akhtar.
Bowling: McGrath 14-7-15-0; Gillespie 15-6-46-0 (nb1); Lee 12-1-49-1 (nb2); Warne 18-3-58-2 (nb1); M E Waugh 2-1-8-0.
Umpires: S A Bucknor (WI) and S Venkataraghavan (India).
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