There’s not too much that can be said about Pakistan’s capitulation in the second test. It was predictable. It’s also predictable that Shoaib will cop all the blame, being one of the few members of the side to have a reputation. Of course it’s stupid to cast blame at any time but when there’s a coach & captain of a cricket side telling their viper pace star to shorten his run up so he doesn’t get tired for the next test then there’s some pretty high level stupidity going on there. Shoaib’s run up is everything to him, of course he will react badly to having the team’s highest authorities tell him to cut it down – I’m suprised he even bothered to come on to the field for the final day. A protest would have highlighted where the lack of ticker really lies.