Pakistan opener confirmed (-worma)

Inzy confirms that Malik would be persisted with in the opening position.

And from the sound of it, its going to be a regular subcontinental 'sporting' pitch i.e. not underprepared or flat dead one.

Update: And Siddhartha Vaidyanathan confirms on cricinfo that it is indeed a subcontinental pitch...infact even come cracks visible.

And Dravid confirmed that the playing XI has been finalised.

Also, its been sunny in Lahore...match looks likely to start on time (bad news for those who were planning on extra sleep)