Test match tickets news: Waqar Younis worried about Pakistan's strength in depth

13/05/2010

Waqar Younis believes keeping his bowlers fit will be crucial to Pakistan's success in this summer's matches watched by fans with Test match tickets.

Pakistan have a gruelling season of international cricket ahead of them, including two Twenty20 series against England and Australia, plus Test and One Day International matches.

All of these games will take place in England and Wales, as they are forbidden from staging matches on home turf through safety fears.

In an interview with cricket forum PakPassion, Pakistan coach Younis said he has had to omit two of his best bowlers from the current World Twenty20 tournament in preparation for the English tour.

"We have given Umar Gul a rest [and] Yasir Arafat a rest," he explained. "We need all those fast bowlers for the English conditions."

To protect against the possibility of overworked players picking up injuries in matches watched by fans with Test match tickets, the coach added he is planning to "bring a couple [of] extra" bowlers for the tour.

Posted by Sam Smith