Misbah's stabilising mission
Misbah-ul-Haq has been the architect of the series so far to a great extent with his stoic batting, writes Scyld Berry in the Daily Telegraph .
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Misbah-ul-Haq has been the architect of the series so far to a great extent with his stoic batting, writes Scyld Berry in the Daily Telegraph.
Misbah is not as good a player as Inzamam-ul-Haq, a consummate hooker who would have dealt with Broad’s bouncers. But Misbah has something of Inzamam’s lordly demeanour, and he is a far more impressive captain.
Out of Pakistan’s spot-fixing scandal, Misbah is the best thing to have come – along with the virtues he has inculcated in his inexperienced team. While Salman Butt is serving a 30-month sentence, Misbah is serving his country.
Monty Panesar made a good comeback to international cricket but Pakistan adapted to his tactics well in Abu Dhabi, writes Simon Hughes in the same newspaper.
Nasser Hussain looks back on an "excellent day" for England, in the Daily Mail.
Panesar deserved more for his hard work on the first day in Abu Dhabi, writes Vic Marks in the Guardian.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo