The 14th Commonwealth Games. Five days to go.
The first day of the second test match at the Adelaide Oval between Australia and
Pakistan. Welcome to the highlights. This is the day when test cricketers for the
first time see the new stand at the Adelaide Oval. The ground itself is in
magnificent condition. Tony Gregg reported the pitch looked absolutely
marvelous. Well Imran Khan, the skipper, had no doubts about what he wanted to do.
Once he'd won the toss he decided Pakistan would bat. Now the teams
announced by the two captains before the start. First of all the Australians. Peter
Sleep has been made 12th man and as we feared yesterday Terry Alderman is out of
the side. Greg Campbell of Tasmania has come in to replace Alderman. Peter Taylor
is in the Australian final 11. Peter Sleep as we say is 12th man. Now for
Pakistan, Mushtaq Ahmed the young leg spinner comes into the side. So too does
Salim Malik and Rami's Raja. Those latter pair have been flown in from
Pakistan to reinforce the batting and Amir Malik goes out and Mansur Akhtar
has flown back to Pakistan. Rami's Raja and Salim Malik two very experienced
players and it's Rami's Raja we join now in the first over. There's just one run
on the board he is taking strike and Merv Hughes is the bowler.