So what's the real story?

Do you think that Shoaib Akhtar just lost his mind one day and decided to take the bat to Mohammad Asif? Because that's what Asif says, and Akhtar is going to have to face a disciplinary committee to explain why he couldn't keep his bat to himself. especially if you're a bowler...dude, what were you even doing with the bat?

Shoaib's side of the story is that he meant to hit Shahid Afridi (which isn't much better) but accidentally hit Asif. According to him, Afridi was the culprit. According to them, Shoaib just has anger management issues.

The head of the PCB's disciplinary committee says:

"We have issued a notice to Shoaib and asked him to appear before the committee on October 6 to record his statement,"

"Besides Shoaib, Asif and Afridi [will] also be examined on Oct. 6 and we will also question the team manager and some players."

Ah, this sounds like the good old days, when the Pakistan team was in controversial disarray. I I hope this is just a blip though...would it be such a loss for Pakistani cricket if Shoaib left? In the last two major tournaments, he hasn't been there for us and both exclusions were of his own doing. Let's see if they let him in for the second test...

As far as the first test goes, Polly (Shaun Pollock) might actually have a chance to be in the squad again, after Morne Morkel (preferred over Polly) picked up a slight injury in his foot, he'll be undergoing a fitness test tomorrow...Shaun's fate hangs in the balance until then. Ok, that's a melodramatic cliche...I think I'd rather have Polly in the team though, mainly because it seems better for Pakistan.

The test starts Monday, hope you're all having a good weekend!