Business as usual

G'morning, all -- late in to work, and I notice first up that Afridi's gone -- so for Pakistan, it is back to playing Test cricket the conventional way. Pity -- a half hour of Afridi could have cracked the game open for Pak; now, the batting side has to go into more attritive mode, and work on accumulation. Good bit is, the pitch should still be batting friendly -- so if the Pak batsmen can keep their heads, 345 is no kind of threat. More updates -- on this, and other matters cricketing, after I settle down and get my work going