>. Shoaib Akhtar taken 6 wickets and bowled his fastest of career 99.6 >miles/hour. is he still chucking or has he fixed that action? Well done though, he is an excellent player. >In the game like cricket one has to not only face the challenge of >opponent, but also have to face the tough weather conditions of the >country where you are playing. Indeed you do, but there are a long list of international cricketers who have fallen ill with food poisoning in Pakistan - not just from NZ, but Australia, the UK etc etc despite the best precautions taken. I'm sure when Pakistan travels to NZ they are made more welcome and treated with more respect before, during and after each game than the kiwis seem to be being treated. Teargas is not and should not be part of any sporting event - especially in a country with a checkered security history...If someone was chucking teargas around at a sporting event i was partaking in i'm sure it would put me off my game, I feel this reflects poorly on Pakistan, not on the kiwis. Stephen Flemming is a very good captian and ambassador for the game as a whole - I have never seen him behave inappropriately. Bryce