Inzamam surprised at Pakistan's dominance

Pakistan's captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has admitted his team have been surprised at their success against England as they bid to clinch the one-day series by defeating the tourists on Monday at Rawalpindi.

Inzamam, whose team lead the five-match one-day series 2-1 after their comprehensive victory in the Tests, said Pakistan had not expected to dominate England.

"Our team has done very well, both in Tests and one-dayers," he said. "I don't think they had thought in their mind that we will do this well.

"This is a crucial match for us because it could be the decider in the five-match series, and by playing positive cricket we will do our best to clinch the series here. We won't let them stage a comeback by scoring big once again. The pitch at the Pindi stadium is a good batting track and a score of 270-plus is possible here."

Yesterday, England's Andrew Flintoff said his team were still capable of winning the final two matches, despite the loss of their captain Michael Vaughan, Ashley Giles and Kevin Pietersen. "We have staged comebacks before and we are capable of doing that again. It would be important to finish the year on a high note," he said.

Pakistan, who won the Test series 2-0, are in line for their third successive one-day series victory after beating India and the West Indies early this year. "This all is a process of building the team for the World Cup," Inzamam said. "I don't think as far as of the World Cup, but every series win will help us in our preparations for the mega event."