Although he insisted it would be forgotten about when the tourists set off for London later today, Ponting was incensed by England's time-wasting tactics with last-pair James Anderson and Monty Panesar at the crease. Twice during a 69-ball stand of defiance, England 12th man Bilal Shafayat ran onto the field to offer Anderson batting gloves while physio Steve McCaig was ushered off by the disgruntled Australians on the second occasion.
After England secured a first Test stalemate at 6.41pm on the final evening, just 13 runs in front with one wicket intact, Ponting said: 'I don't think that was required. He had changed his gloves the over before and his glove is not going to be too sweaty in one over. 'I am not sure what the physio was doing out there - I didn't see him call for any physio to come out. As far as I am concerned it was pretty ordinary, actually.
England have kept the same team as the first Test with Pakistan bringing back again their now fit leg spinner, Yasir Shah, who has taken 14 wickets in the two Tests he's played in here.
I mean, it's not like the guy doesn't have the joint-fastest Test hundred of all time
It is - just making the point that he scores as one a Test but finds it easy enough to do it twice in two balls against Rashid. The bowler didn't, needless to say, throw the next ball up for him to hit.
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England have kept the same team as the first Test with Pakistan bringing back again their now fit leg spinner, Yasir Shah, who has taken 14 wickets in the two Tests he's played in here.
Anderson 5-2-12-0
Broad 3-0-18-0
Ali 4-1-4-0
Wood 2-0-7-0
51-1
58-2
Younis 10* (29)
Masood 54* (86)
Anderson 5-2-12-0
Broad 5-0-24-0
Ali 9-2-24-1
Wood 4-0-14-0
Stokes 3-2-4-1
Rashid 2-0-7-0
85-3
The most egregious example being Suarez's handball against Ghana.
It's only cheating if you get away with it.
Handball on the line is dealt with in the rules, and so was Suarez. Gyan was the villain as far as Ghana were concerned.
Younis 56* (103)
Misbah 44* (87)
Partnership of 93 off 162 balls
Anderson 10-2-23-1
Broad 9-0-32-0
Ali 12-2-50-1
Wood 8-3-15-0
Stokes 8-2-24-1
Rashid 7-0-32-0
Misbah 59 (123)
Shafiq 14 (36)
Younis was out for 56. c Buttler b Wood
FOW 178-4
282-4 off 90 at close
Misbah 102* (192)
Asad 46* (93)
104 undefeated partnership
Anderson 16-5-33-1
Broad 13-2-36-0
Ali 20-3-82-1
Wood 14-6-26-1
Stokes 14-3-43-1
Rashid 13-1-60-0