Mushtaq, Shoaib recalled before England series
Conditioning camp to start today
Bureau Report

LAHORE—Pakistan have recalled leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed and fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar to a training camp in preparation for the three-Test home series against England next month.
Mushtaq, 35, who has been ignored by the selectors for the last two years, and Shoaib are included in a squad of 25 for the camp starting in Lahore on Friday.
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said Mushtaq had been selected because Pakistan were looking for experienced spinners.
“He has been called to the camp and he will play in a four-day practice game next week so that we can judge his form and fitness,” he said.
Mushtaq, who was displaced in the national team by leg spinner Danish Kaneria, has taken 185 wickets in 52 tests. He last played for Pakistain against South Africa in October, 2003.
Two other young leg spinners, Mansoor Amjad and Imran Tahir, have also been invited to the camp.
Inzamam said Shoaib, who has not represented his country since January this year, would also play in the practice game.
“Although he looks fitter and more motivated we need to play those players who are 100 percent fit,” he said.
Akhtar was recalled from Australia in January due to fitness problems. He later withdrew from the Indian tour, also on fitness grounds, and was not considered by the selectors for the West Indies tour.
The other notable inclusion is paceman Umar Gul, who last played against India in April 2004 before being sidelined by a stress fracture of the back.
Batsman Yasir Hameed has not been included despite scoring half centuries in his last three tests in Australia, India and West Indies.
Squad: Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Salman Butt, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Rana Naved, Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Shabbir Ahmed, Faisal Iqbal, Hasan Reza, Mohammad Asif, Shahid Nazir, Mushtaq Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, Imran Tahir, Mansoor Amjad, Imran Farhat, Bazid Khan, Asim Kamal, Arshad Khan.