Shoaib Malik cleared to play in first Test against Australia

0 Comments | AFP, December, 2004

PERTH, Australia (AFP) — Pakistan off-spinner Shoaib Malik is clear to play in the first Test against Australia as the results of tests on his bowling action will not be known for at least a week, officials here said.

All-rounder Malik was cited for a suspect topspin action following a one-day series in Sri Lanka in October and was tested for two hours by human movement specialists at the University of Western Australia on Monday.

Although analysts said they should know the angle of his elbow extension within a few days, it was unlikely the report would be complete for at least a week.

Human movement specialist Daryl Foster, who conducted the test which saw highly reflective markers attached to the 24-year-old's body, said the report would go to the Pakistan...