Start 'er Up

Yasir Shah gives it the old chain saw, but he may need to keep hold of that cord!

All Action - All Emotion

Shoaib Malik gets to celebrate and you get the feeling it has real meaning for him and his team.

Junaid Khan Gets His Jump On

Getting Sangakkara out for a duck is always going to add an extra spring to your step. Cheers your mates up too.

Down Saeed, Down

Never easy to suppress a spinner, especially once he has a couple of wickets.

There Is A Season...

... turn, turn, turn.

C'mon The Bowlers

Zimbabwe can't bat against pace, England can't bat against spin and India can't bat.

Saeed Ajmal's face speaks for all those successful bowlers who are strutting their stuff on the test match stage at the moment. Happy times.

Get Happy

Saeed Ajmail expressing the joy that comes with ten wickets in a match and the test defeat of an old foe.

England may have some early season blues but these Pakistani boys are starting to become a very competitive unit - watch out India!

An Appealing Individual

I like Danish Kaneria.

The bowling variations.
The enthusiasm.
The appeals.
The bell bottom cricket pants.
The way Craig McMillan pronnunces his first name like a european race.

I do hope he stays healthy for Aussie because he could do some real damage there.

Not Pretty

But effective.

Concentration, effort and an unusual facial expression - hallmarks of the quality spinner.

Arse Up And Dangerous

Afridi is a beast, Younis Khan is a demon but Umar Gul is my star. You just can't beat a man who can swing both ways.

Back And Bouncy

Iftikhar Anjum celebrates a wicket and the fact that Pakistan is back "on stage" after a very quiet time. A good victory against a tired (?) Sri Lankan team

Variety Is The Spice

Good to see Sohail Tanvir and the Pakistan boys back in action. For all the talk of who is number one and what new formats should be played the real key to cricket's future has got to be ensuring a good base of test playing nations. Otherwise we could end up watching a cricket world cup of the rugby league variety.

Celebrate Yourself

The aeroplane is a classic especially when you are on the winning side. It is so much classier than the chainsaw, the one finger send off, or the starfish.

A Long Layoff

A long lay off is rarely a good thing for a pro sportsman. In this pacemans case it might be the camera angle or the haircut but we do seem to detect a little middle age encroachment. Of course we are not prepared to back such accusations up with a visit to the batting crease.