August 20, 2007	Monday	Sha’aban 6, 1428

KARACHI, Aug 19: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s national selection committee held a preliminary meeting here on Sunday to decide the probables for next month’s home series against Australia ‘A’.

Salahuddin Ahmed, the chairman of selectors, and fellow selectors Saleem Jaffer and Shafqat Rana are expected to release on Monday a list of 25 players who will attend a five-day training camp, starting from Friday.

Although the venue has not yet been decided, the PCB may hold the camp here at the National Stadium because the South Africa-bound Pakistan’s World Twenty20 squad will be engaged in a five-day training-cum-conditioning camp in Lahore from Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Khurram Manzoor is battling to overcome a wrist injury. The talented right-handed opening batsman is certain to be named in the Pakistan ‘A’ squad after impressing in the Twenty20 series of practice matches in Karachi recently.

Test batsman Faisal Iqbal has already been announced to lead the Pakistan ‘A’ side which takes on their Australian counterparts in two four-day matches and three one-dayers.