Gilchrist had debuted a Test earlier at the Gabba, inheriting the gloves from the legendary Ian Healy, and impressed with a quick fire 81 off 88. But that had come with Australia in a position of strength; part of a first-innings total of 575. This was something entirely different.
“As a batting unit we succumbed to Saqlain Mushtaq,” he said. “I remember he got me out stumped and I had no idea what he was bowling to me. They went into final day needing another 181 runs to win with only the bowlers to come taking on the two Ws, Wasim and Waqar, a rapid Shoaib Akhtar and a red hot Mushtaq. Their plan to climb this mountain was a simple one.
Such was the pressure he was under, Langer’s father Colin flew down to Tasmania to support his son during the match. “That edge had a massive impact,” Akram said. “I knew as a captain after that losing that game we were not going to come back in Perth. It was just a matter of time.Twenty years on and Pakistan is still chasing its first ever Test series win in Australia.
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