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For the umpteenth time, England’s Stuart Broad would have probably thought that he could get away. So, as he tried his level best to take a wicket in the second England-Pakistan Test match and failed, he thought that he could hit the Pakistani batsman and get away again. After all, his father is a match referee himself!

Thankfully, neither the ball hit the batsman too hard, nor did the match referee Ranjan Madugalle overlook the incident. Broad was charged by the referee and now stands to lose some money or a game. One can be rest assured that he will not be banned for a game, but at least it is a start.

Talking of a start, one wonders whether this is the start of a turnaround for the Pakistanis. They lost the first game by 354 runs to England, and followed it up with an 72 all out in the ongoing Test match.

However, in the second innings, when it looked like the game was going to be decided by an innings win, the likes of debutant Zulqarnain Haider, Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Aamer got together with the bat and ensured that the Pakistanis will fight till the last ball is bowled.

While they may still lose the game, it could just be the start of something new.

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