Quickly forgotten were the 5-0 result for Australia as well as Pakistan’s two wicket loss against the hosts in the fifth ODI. The only talking point at the end of the match was Shahid Afridi and hsi ball tampering fiasco.
Australia successfully chased down Pakistan’s 212 thanks to a half century from the Australian captain, Ricky Ponting. Earlier Pakistan were boosted by half centuries to Umar Akmal and Fawad Alam after the team was reduced to sixteen for the loss of three wickets.
But the two wicket defeat was quickly forgotten as Shahid Afridi was caught biting on the ball a couple of times in the course of the match. Afridi was incidentally the Pakistan captain for the match with Mohammad Yousuf missing.
Afridi breach of the ICC Code of Conduct warranted an investigation and upon Afridi’s confession, the Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain, has been handed a two T20 match ban.
ODI Series Failure Later, Butt Wants a Younger Captain for Pakistan After Australia Tour
Aus Pak ODI 2: Pakistan Wickets Tumble, As Do Their Hopes
Butt Says, Pakistan Will Have a New Captain When Australian Tour is Over
Aus Pak ODI 1: Afridi’s Blitz Blitzed by White’s Ton
Aus Pak Tests: Pakistan’s Horror Unravels in Australia
Yousuf Upset over Younis’ Omission and Delay; Butt’s Selfish Behaviour
Aus Pak T 3 Days 2 & 3: Ponting Ton May Have Sealed Pak’s Fate
Aus Pak T 3 Day 1 Stumps: Ponting, Clarke Raise Australia to Strength
PCB May Take the Akmal Brothers Over Disciplinary Issues; Yousuf About Plea for Help
Waqar Feels Mitchell Has Potential to Eclipse Akram as Best Left Arm Bowler
Watson Empathizes with Former Royals Mate, Kamran Akmal
Kamran Akmal Faces Axe for Hobart Test even as Umar Akmal’s “Fake” Back Trouble Dismissed
Kamran Akmal for Hobart: Split Right Down the Middle
A Different Team Altogether for Twenty20, So Suggests the Pakistan Coach
Akmal Dropped, Yousuf Blames Twenty20, Demands Batting Coach
Questioning on Afridi Irks Yousuf even as He Tries to Defy Critics’ Call for His Head
Shahid Afridi Asks Not to Be Picked for Tests!
Aus Pak T 2 Day 4: Pakistan’s Costly Goof Up Still Leaves People Confounded, Aus Thrilled
Aus Pak T 2 Day 3 Stumps: Kaneria Spins Pakistan into Test Win Contention at Sydney
Ponting Faces Music at Home for His ‘Bat First’ Rigidity on Green Top SCG; Hussey Included
Aus Pak T 2 Days 1 & 2 Stumps: Pak Have Massive Lead after Asif’s Sixer
Aus Pak T 1 Day 5: Ensures Ponting Is Best Captain, As Squad Stays Unchanged
Aus Pak T 1 Days 2 & 3: Watson Breaks Test Ton Jinx, But Pakistan Not Out of It
Asif Plans to Reveal All of the “Drug Sham” In Time to Come
Aus Pak T 1 Day 2 Stumps: Are Ton Missing Australians Under a Mental Voodoo?
Aus Pak T 1 Day 1 Stumps: Another Day of Missed Tons for Host
Younis Wants Pakistan to Play Positive, Not Dirty
Indian Media Laps up Brawl in Perth Test
Apologetic Bollinger; Childish Watson; Kumble Allages, Bias Towards Australia
Ponting Worries About Image; Gayle Says Nothing Was Unexpected
NZ MP’s Brother Involved in Racial Abuse of Pakistan Cricketers in Napier
Controversy: Yousuf-Pak Captain for Aus Tour, Younis Gives A-Miss, Fast Bowlers Scuffle
