Pakistan's desert encounter with South Africa begins tomorrow in the 1st test under a new leader Misbah-ul-Haq, who by the way is Pakistan's fourth test captain of this year alone. South Africa will of course start as the favorites but Pakistan aren't going to give up that easily after what we saw in the ODI series from them.
Younis Khan's return to test cricket after more than a year, lends the top-order a veneer of toughness that was absent against England earlier this year, but 534 runs at 25.42 in the 21 ODIs he's played during his Test wilderness, suggest his powers could be on the wane.
Hot and sunny conditions are expected for the full five days, and despite a relatively moderate high of 33 degrees celsius the sapping heat will still be a factor.
South Africa (possible): 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Alviro Petersen, 3 Jacques Kallis, 4 Hashim Amla, 5 AB de Villiers, 6 Ashwell Prince, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Johan Botha, 9 Paul Harris, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Morne Morkel
Pakistan (possible): 1 Taufeeq Umar, 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Umar Akmal, 7 Adnan Akmal (wk), 8 Abdur Rehman, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Mohammad Sami, 11 Saeed Ajmal
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