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Woolmer warns about complacency Bob Woolmer has warned his team of complacency after their unlikely fightback to earn a creditable draw in the first Test against India. "I have told our players not to get complacent. After all it was a draw and we are here to win the series," Woolmer told AFP on Sunday. "It's the first step in the right direction and to grow as a team we need to take such steps on a regular basis. "When we reached the ground there was a mood of determination to save the Test and the way Akmal and Razzaq played was tremendous. "I am on record saying that Akmal can bat and he got an opportunity and made the most of it. "The state of the pitch also helped them bat with ease but their efforts should not be undermined by that." Woolmer said he hoped Pakistan's bowlers would work hard to find a way to deal with the SG (Sanpareil Greenland) balls used in India. "I am not making any excuses but the ball used in India doesn't seem to swing and the advantage of a new ball was not there. "It neither swung for the Indian bowlers nor for us. But having said that we need to find a way to get it to swing."
Woolmer said dropping Virendar Sehwag four times was crucial rather than not getting Sachin Tendulkar out cheaply. Sehwag, who made a punishing 173 in the first innings, was floored on 15 and then on 83 while Tendulkar was adjudged not out early in his innings after he seemed to have edged the ball on to his pad for a catch at silly point.
Balaji fined for excessive appealing
Danish Kaneria said he was spurred on after being deprived of Tendulkar wicket (Article: Copyright © 2005 AFP)
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