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Pakistan's band of travelling showmen made Edgbaston their home stage with a thrilling performance of fast bowling and big hitting that had a noisy crowd recreating the atmosphere of Lahore or Karachi. At times it felt as if the only members of the 13,000 crowd cheering Australia at this Twenty20 international were the 11 in yellow. Australians are used to getting the bird over here from English fans but last night it was.

Pakistanis revelling in their discomfort. You cannot blame them for enjoying the moment. This was the first time Pakistan had beaten Australia in 13 matches. With half of Edgbaston a building site – the Pavilion End has been levelled for a new development – the crowd did their best to bring down the rest with some ground-shaking noise.

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