amir Sohail and Inzamam-Ul-Haq both hit big centuries in a record stand for Pakistan as the hosts built a 100-run lead with seven wickets still standing in the third day of the second Test against West Indies in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan, already 1-0 up in the three-match series, reached 403 for three at the close with Inzamam unbeaten on 169 yesterday.
Inzamam recorded his highest Test score as he and Sohail plundered the West Indian attack for a record third-wicket stand of 323.
Sohail's chancy innings came to an end when he was caught by substitute Phil Simmons off Courtney Walsh.
It ended a three-year run without a Test century for Sohail after play had started 30 minutes behind schedule due to a damp outfield.
The Pakistanis now look poised to set the tourists a formidable total to avoid an innings defeat and also losing the series.
q Ian Healy's international one-day career seemed over yesterday just seven months after he led Australia to a 4-3 victory in South Africa.
Healy, who lost the Test vice-captaincy to Steve Waugh on the Ashes tour because of doubts over Mark Taylor's form, now finds himself out of the 13-man squad named for the first four matches of the triangular series against New Zealand and South Africa starting Thursday.
He and Taylor, left out after a less than fulfiling career of 113 one-dayers, are the two highest-profile casualties of the new selection
policy of picking separate teams for the two forms of the game.
Pacemen Michael Kasprowicz and Simon Cook and batsman Matthew Elliot were also dumped.
Healy was replaced by West Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist, the only Australian with a higher batting strike-rate (92.40) than Healy (83.64) in one-day cricket. Tasmanian opening
batsman Michael Di Venuto, Queensland paceman Adam Dale and Victorian all-rounder Ian Harvey were also called up.
Steve Waugh is Australia's new one-day captain and leg-spinner Shane Warne the new vice-captain.
''We were given a charter to pick the team we consider to be our best one-day side,'' said chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns.
Healy, the 33-year-old veteran of 97 Tests and 168 one-day internationals, believes his one-day career is over.
''I doubt I'll play any more one-day internationals barring injury, but I'll always be available,'' he said.
''I think I'm entitled to be
disappointed but I'm happy with my efforts in one-day matches and feel I can hold my head high.''
Taylor is still not convinced of the philosophy of separate teams and separate captains.
''I suppose it does worry me,'' he said. ''It's always nice to have your captain playing every game.''
q New Zealand's last-wicket pair of Simon Doull and Shayne O'Connor survived 64 balls to earn a draw and deprive Australia of a 3-0 clean sweep in Hobart yesterday.
The visitors, chasing 288 for victory, finished on 223 for nine.
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