Mushtaq Ahmed, on the morning, complained of a bad neck probably because of the hard pillow he used during his sleep last night. Then wicketkeeper Moin Khan handed over the gloves to Aamir Sohail when he did not come out to field after being struck on the shoulder off an Ian Bishop bouncer. Paceman Shahid Nazir was the last player to limp off the field after bowling only 3.3 overs. Pakistan coach Haroon Rasheed said he had a bruised toe and may not be able to bowl on Thursday.

``Hard spikes have injured his toe. At the moment, it has been tapped but we are not sure if he would bowl tomorrow,'' he said. However, Rasheed was confident that Moin would keep wickets on Thursday and Mushtaq Ahmed would also be in a better condition. ``Mushtaq is continuously taking medicines and Dr Dan Keisal is quite satisfied with his recovery.''