Amir aims for another Taunton triumph

Mohammad Amir hopes to enjoy another historic occasion in Taunton when Pakistan faces Australia there in a World Cup match on Wednesday.

The team from the Southwest Somerset county seat sees Amir in the field where he returned to first-class cricket in England three years ago.

Amir was the rising star of the Cricket world when his career came to an impressive halt during a Test of the Lord in 2010, after both he and his new partner Mohamed Asif were caught playing ball by order of the Pakistan captain Salman Butt as part. From an operation to bite a newspaper.

All trios received five-year bans from the terms of Cricket and jail.

That same season of 2010 had seen Amir produce a magnificent display of spinning bowls in three by 20, while Pakistan shot Australia by only 88 on the first day of a "neutral" test in Headingley.

Those skills remained intact when Amir marked his return to 2016 as the first class game in England in 2016 with a three-for-36 race against Somerset in Taunton.

The three windows, including that of the former owner of England Marcus Trescothick, were due in large part to the late turn.

However, the intervening years have not been easy for Amir, and he almost missed the first World Cup after only five windows in 14 games before a recent international series of a day in England.

But having been left out of Pakistan's preliminary team for the World Cup, the 27-year-old reached the last 15.

His World Cup debut was a rare moment in Pakistan after they dropped to 105 against the West Indies, and Amir took three of 26 in a seven-field loss at Trent Bridge.

He returned to the field in the Nottingham field, but this time in a winning cause, with two of 67, while Pakistan surprisingly beat the favorites of the England tournament with 14 races last week.

But the progress of Pakistan was verified by a total washing against Sri Lanka in Bristol.

Pakistan has won just one of its last 14 games against champion Australia, the five-time World Cup winner.

"We have not won many games against Australia, but we have not won many against England either," said Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed.

"But we have finally defeated England and that has given us many positive aspects, we are going to continue with the aggressive approach we showed against England."

The manager of the window hopes to face an Australian team affected by a 36-race loss to India last weekend: his first defeat of this World Cup after victories over Afghanistan and the West Indies.

"We know that Australia will try to return and with (Steve) Smith and (David) Warner back, they are back at their best," Sarfaraz said.

"We respect all our opponents and we are ready for them."

Sarfaraz also insisted that Pakistan fans will not boo Australian star Steven Smith during their match. Fanatics in Pakistan are expected to form a large part of the crowd in the west of the country and are feared to follow the example of India's supporters who booed Smith at the oval on Sunday. But Pakistan's captain Sarfaraz says his countrymen will not resort to such tactics.

"Pakistanis love Cricket, they love to support and love players."

Australia hopes that starter Warner, for all he has scored in two hundred and fifty in this World Cup, has returned to his best level in Taunton.

The 56 Warner balls with 84 balls against India, of which 48 were points, contributed to a slow pace of execution that left Australia with much to do at the end of their innings.

Finch backed Warner, who, along with Smith, is playing in his first major tournament for Australia since ending a year of banning the dance.

"They (India) shot Warner very well and he needs some more time." He is a world class player and will take us to a wheel, "said Finch.

Marcus Stoinis, of Australia, has been ruled out of his next match by a lateral tension, Finch said. Stoinis, who played in all three games for Australia in the tournament, was injured in the game against India at The Oval on Sunday.

Mitchell Marsh's SUV moved to England as a reserve, but the Australians will wait to make a call to see if he replaces Stoinis permanently in his 15-man team.