The Australians are not at ease, as of yet. They too are back from a devastating loss and will try to recover their lost glory against Pakistan.
BOTH THE teams will be crying out aloud the same thing- revenge! Though Pakistan is desperate to win this match and they would not like to slip down from the ICC rankings that they hold. Incidentally, any match played between Pakistan and Australia, in any form, Pakistan has lost it. This time, fresh from its Asia cup loss, where it was thrashed by Sri Lanka and India, Pakistan may spit fire back when they face the Aussies in Edgbaston at 5:00 PM.
The Australians are not at ease, as of yet. They too are back from a devastating loss and will try to recover their lost glory against Pakistan. The Pakistani side will be led by inspirational all rounder Shahid Afridi who after ouster from the Asia Cup will try and put up some spirited performances. The bowling attack will be led by Shoaib Akhtar who was once touted as the fastest pacer in the world. If he manages to put up a commendable performance, he can revitalize his career that is undergoing a downward trend. The Aussies might play without Michael Clarke but with the help of Shaun Tait and Dirk Nannes who have already shown a splendid performance in the IPL, conquering the Pakistani team on the English turf may not seem a daunting task as the former has a good experience of playing on the English ground.Australia squad
MJ Clarke*, CL White, JR Hopes, DJ Hussey, MEK Hussey, MG Johnson, DP Nannes, SNJ O'Keefe, TD Paine, SPD Smith, SW Tait, DA Warner, SR Watson
Pakistan squad
Shahid Afridi*, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Fawad Alam, Kamran Akmal†, Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal, Salman Butt, Shahzaib Hasan, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz
