Sport 20-11-2000 Nasser Injured In Drawn First Test who: England cricket team what: Draw in First Test where: Pakistan when: Yesterday snippet: The First Test between England and Pakistan ended in a draw yesterday with Nasser Hussain suffering a severely bruised wrist from a bouncer after receiving only three balls from Wasim Akram. "He immediately dropped his bat and called for help," says Mike Selvey in The Guardian, "and it was obvious he was in some distress. After on-field treatment from Dean Conway he walked disconsolately back to the pavilion." It was the first time Hussain had ever retired hurt, he revealed later. In due course, after an otherwise flat day`s play, England declared their second inning on 77-4 after a first inning of 480-8 against Pakistan`s 401. England`s captain has scored just 154 runs this year in Test cricket - an average of 11, points out Michael Henderson in The Telegraph. "His aggregate in all first-class cricket amounts to a pitiful 267 and, though he may not like reading those figures, he remains the only man who can banish them." "Heavy bruising to the bone can take some time to clear," warns The Independent`s Derek Pringle in Lahore, "and England`s main problem, with other injuries in the squad and certain Test players in need of a rest, is whether there are enough fit players for the three-day match that begins in this city on Thursday". [... more]

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