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| 29 December 2004 | Wednesday | 16 Ziqa'ad 1425 |
Pakistan slump after Martyn's flawless century
MELBOURNE, Dec 28: Australia's Damien Martyn scored 142, his sixth Test century of 2004, before Pakistan suffered a spectacular top-order batting collapse on the third day of the second Test on Tuesday.
Pakistan reached 85 for five in their second innings at the close of play to lead by 47 runs. The not out batsmen were Mohammad Sami on eight and Shoaib Malik on 11.
Martyn's patient innings of more than six hours lifted Australia's total from 171 for five to 379 all out at tea in reply to Pakistan's 341, which included 111 from acting captain Yousuf Youhana.
Martyn put on 59 for the sixth wicket with Adam Gilchrist (48) and 93 for the eighth wicket with Jason Gillespie (50 not out). Pakistan pace man Shoaib Akhtar (5-109) claimed his second five-wicket haul of the series and leg spinner Danish Kaneria was also a constant threat, taking five for 125.
With Australia resuming on 203 for five, Pakistan had been aiming to snatch a big first-innings lead. The touring side's depleted bowling attack removed Shane Warne (10) and Gilchrist in the first session.
Martyn then combined brilliantly with Gillespie, who hit four fours and one six in two-and-a-half hours to score his second career Test half-century. The 33-year-old Martyn is the second-leading scorer in Test cricket this year with 1,353 runs, behind team mate Justin Langer's 1,476.
"We just wanted to get to their total (341) and if we could get above that, it was always going to be a bonus," Martyn said. Martyn, who made 100 not out in Australia's 491-run win in the first Test in Perth, was eventually trapped lbw by Kaneria after hitting 12 fours, leaving the hosts on 347 for eight.
Shoaib then claimed his fifth wicket when he had Michael Kasprowicz caught in the gully for four and Glenn McGrath fell soon after to Kaneria for one. Buoyed by their first innings advantage of 38, Australia's new-ball attack tore through Pakistan's top order.
McGrath removed Salman Butt for a duck and Yasir Hameed for 23 after Imran Farhat had been caught at deep square leg off Jason Gillespie for five. Leg spinner Warne claimed the wicket of Youhana for 12 and Younis Khan (23) fell to the bowling of Kasprowicz at 68 for five after a bizarre attempt at a pull shot.
Pakistan medium-pacer Abdul Razzaq was taken to a Melbourne hospital on Tuesday after falling out of bed and finding himself unable to return to bed, complaining of dizzy spells, with an abnormal pulse rate.
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said Razzaq had returned from hospital but the problem was not diagnosed. "Whether he will be fit tomorrow, I don't know. We did a fantastic job to bowl Australia out with three fit bowlers," Woolmer said.
Off-spinner Malik did not bowl after a report from the University of Western Australia recommended the all-rounder undergo remedial work on his bowling action. Woolmer said Malik was free to bowl in the match, but was unlikely to do so because of split webbing in his right hand.
"He's allowed to bowl under the proviso that if he is called again, he will go to level two under the (International Cricket Council's throwing law (and be suspended)," Woolmer said. Pakistan's regular skipper Inzamamul Haq is not playing in the second Test because of a back injury.
SCOREBOARD
Pakistan (1st innings) 341 (Yousuf Youhana 111)
Australia (1st innings) (203 for five overnight)
J.Langer c I. Farhat b Danish Kaneria 50
M.Hayden c S. Malik b Shoaib Akhtar 9
R.Ponting C S. Malik b Shoaib Akhtar 7
D.Martyn lbw b Danish Kaneria 142
D.Lehmann c Yasir b Shoaib Akhtar 11
M.Clarke c S. Akhtar b Danish Kaneria 20
A.Gilchrist c M. Sami b Danish Kaneria 48
S.Warne c & b Shoaib Akhtar 10
J.Gillespie not out 50
M.Kasprowicz c sub b Shoaib Akhtar 4
G.McGrath lbw b Danish Kaneria 1
Extras (nb-19, w-5, lb-2, b-1) 27
Total (all out, 99.3 overs) 379
Fall of wkts: 1-13 2-32 3-122 4-135 5-171 6-230 7-254 8-347 9-368
Bowling: Shoaib Akhtar 27-4-109-5 (nb-10, w-2), Mohammad Sami 23-2-102-0 (nb-7, w-1), Abdul Razzaq 7-0-27-0 (nb-2), Danish Kaneria 39.3-5-125-5 (w-2), Imran Farhat 3-0-13-0.
* Substitute fielder's name in Kasprowicz's first innings dismissal is Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.
Pakistan (2nd innings)
Salman Butt c Kasprowicz b McGrath 0
Imran Farhat c Martyn b Gillespie 5
Yasir Hameed c Gilchrist b McGrath 23
Younis Khan c Hayden b Kasprowicz 23
Yousuf Youhana c Ponting b Warne 12
Shoaib Malik not out 11
Mohammad Sami not out 8
Extras (lb-1, b-2) 3
Total (for five wkts, 34 overs) 85
Fall of wkts: 1-0 2-13 3-35 4-60 5-68
Bowling: McGrath 9-1-25-2, Gillespie 5-2-10-1, Kasprowicz 10-2-30-1, Warne 10-4-17-1. -Reuters
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