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He had a long-sleeved shirt on, the rotter. Well, stands to convince, doesn’t it? Long-sleeved shirt, he must be at it. Surprised the umpires didn’t station him on the way out to the field, really. ‘Where do you think you’re going in that shirt, sunshine? What are you hiding in there? Elbows, is it?’
If Saeed Ajmal had appeared in a poncho, that might be dissimilar. A cape would be a bit of a giveaway, too. Yet if the best we can do with conspiracy theories is that Pakistan’s seven-wicket scourge of England’s batsmen has something up his sleeve to redecorate him a chucker, the No 1 Test team tag will quickly be replaced by another equally proper reputation as the No 1 sore losers.
Graeme Swann wore a long-sleeved shirt, too. So did nine of the 11 Pakistan players. This is Dubai but it is not quite sizzling in the shade. And the DSC Stadium has plenty of that. Swann, Matt Ex, Kevin Pietersen all wore long sleeves in the field for England. This is not Karachi, where it was 77 degrees on Tuesday. Dubai is cosy, there has been no rain in a year, but to a resident of Pakistan, standing around in a shadowy competitors as the sun sets, it could easily feel a little nippy.
Source: Daily Mail