FAISALABAD, Nov 20: Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi had some bad news for the England bowlers after his undefeated 67 from 62 balls on the first day of the second Test on Sunday.

After bludgeoning four sixes and four fours, Afridi hopes to continue in the same vein when he resumes on Monday.

His knock helped take Pakistan to a healthy 300-4 from a much less promising 73-3 before lunch.

Afridi said: “I will wait for a while until the second new ball is a few overs old and than start playing my natural game. I don’t like to play defensively.”

Afridi savaged the England bowlers to bring the capacity crowd to its feet and said the fans’ chanting had been a boost.

The 25-year-old, who has three centuries and seven fifties in Tests and has also scored the fastest hundred in One-day Internationals, was not upset at being dropped for the first Test in Multan, won by Pakistan.

“I have no problems with that,” Afridi said. “The captain and coach felt Hasan Raza was in form and he was their choice. But when I got a chance today I wanted to prove myself.”—Reuters