Karachi: Under fire Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, who is being held responsible for bowlers' graveyard in Lahore and Faisalabad Tests, is "pleased" with the green National Stadium pitch and hopes it will help seamers in the last match starting on Sunday.
"This is a typical Karachi pitch with fair bit of bounce for the seamers and at later stage, good for spinners," he said on Thursday.
"The pitches looked green. I am pleased to see the best square of the series three days prior to the Test match," he said.
Meanwhile, Woolmer played down injury worries for pace ace Shoaib Akhtar and said the tearaway bowler would play the last Test.
"There aren't real fitness problems and he (Akhtar) is gearing up for third Test," the coach said.
A section of media had called Akhtar a doubtful starter for the match as the bowler had apparently sprained his ankle.
Woolmer, however, did not seem as confident on captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's chances of making it to the Karachi Test.
"His chances of playing the third Test are 50-50. Inzamam is working very hard on his fitness and we are crossing our fingers," Woolmer added.
"If Inzamam failed fitness Test, Faisal Iqbal will be included in the team," he said.
He also said left handed Imran Farhat or Kamran Akmal would be opening the innings with Salman Butt in Shoaib Malik's absence.
All-rounder Shoaib Malik will miss the third Test due to his father's demise at Sialkote.
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