Sport 30-11-2000 Second Test: Giles Halts Dangerous Moin who: England cricket team what: Leave Pakistan 243 for 5 at end of first day where: Pakistan when: Yesterday snippet: "Ashley Giles was still bemoaning the one that got away," reports The Evening Standard`s David Lloyd, "after England failed to gain full reward for a stirring fight-back in the field." Giles took 3 for 57 on the first day of the Second Test at Faisalabad as Pakistan ended on 243 for 5. Only captain Moin Khan seemed immune to his skills. But by lunch on the second day (earlier this morning), England had grabbed four quick wickets to leave their opponents 298-9. "Moin was splendidly caught low down by diving skipper Nasser Hussain at first slip, says The Sun this morning. Wasim Akram, playing in his 100th Test for his nation, was stumped by wicket-keeper Alec Stewart after scoring just a single run. While there is much praise for Giles in today`s papers, Colin Batemanin in Express Sport Live is critical of his partner, leg-spinner Ian Salisbury. "There is no doubt Salisbury is a good bowler," he says, "but put him on the big stage and he looks like a player in fear of failure." "This being Pakistan, of course, it could not possibly be a proper day`s cricket without some piece of buffoonery," says The Telegraph`s Michael Henderson, "and yesterday brought an absolute classic. At 10.32am play was held up for three minutes as the public address system polluted the ground with pop music of quite execrable quality. Whatever next?" [... more]

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