3rd morning: Lack of bowling depth will hurt Pakistan

It's never a good strategy to rely on just 3 wicket taking bowlers. Containing the Windies will not work. They have a 151 runs going into the 3rd day and will probably end up batting throughout today, unless Kaneria can get his act together. Kudos to Ganga and Gayle for fending off the Gul and Nazir with the new ball. Did we really think that Gul and Nazir could take 15 wickets again? I didn't!

I hope Pakistan will bowl a tight line this morning to put pressure on the batsmen while they are still fresh. If they don't get any wickets in the morning session, then we'll have to rely on Malik, Hafeez and Razzak to fill in the gaps and allow the frontline bowlers to rest.

In any case, I am hoping the tourists overnight score will be wake up call for the team selectors. Razzak has again been chosen for this test, did not score a lot. Wasted a ton of balls.

Why keep strike AND not score?

Speaking of which. One thing that always pisses me off is how Pakistani batsman, when runs are needed, never let the tailenders bat even though a run is being offered. I think is stupid strategy and it irritates me. Razzak hung around for almost a 100 balls yesterday and had nothing to show for it. Yet when he would play some shots all the way to the boundary, he would refuse to run, opting to play out the over and try to make a run in the 5th of 6th ball. This is plain silly and I don't know any other country that employs this nonsense. Runs are required. This was the first inning. No need to eat up deliveries. What was he thinking? Have faith in your tailenders, and see if you can keep the scoreboard ticking. If they get out, no big deal. Atleast you're keeping the game competitive and the runs coming.