Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer: "There is a re-examination on the 28th and the seriousness of the injury will only emerge then. It could turn out to be a week's rest or it could turn out to require surgery."
If Naved does miss out, the favourites to replace him are Samiullah Niazi, a left-arm fast bowler, or leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, his erstwhile Sussex team-mate. The upshot could be that Pakistan's attack is led by 23-year-old Mohammad Asif, a man with five Tests and a short stint with Leicestershire under his belt. Their first match is a one-day international against Scotland, to be played in Edinburgh tomorrow.
