Inzamam demands seaming pitches

Karachi

Taking cognizance of England’s impressive Test results in home conditions, Inzamam has told the PCB’s chief curator that players who attend the camp from May 29 in Lahore should be given fresh seaming pitches, similar to what they will encounter in England, for practice.

Inzamam has also convinced PCB to send the team two weeks earlier to England to set up an acclimatization camp before the tour kicks off in late June.

“Inzi has gone through the records of the England team in Tests particularly in English conditions and is aware they thrashed India 3-1 in the summer of 2014 despite India boosting of a world class batting line-up,” a PCB source said.

He said that the chief selector has also taken into account the recent Test record of England on away tours and how they overcame South Africa in the Test series earlier this year. The chief selector is keeping his fingers crossed that tained left arm pacer, Muhammad Aamir gets a visa to travel with the Pakistan team to England in June.

“The feeling is that while Pakistan s batting will be really tested out in English conditions the bowling has enough depth.