1.   Ganguly won the toss and the Indian opening pair prospered on a good batting wicket.

2.   He also declined to name the opening pair.

3.   It was the third successive failure by a Zimbabwe opening pair, who have failed to get past six runs in any partnership so far.

4.   On Monday morning, Blewett and Matthew Elliott showed why they are the best non-test opening pair in the world.

5.   Pakistan pace aces bowled some vicious out-swingers and troubled the opening pair of Sherwin Campbell and debutante Philo Wallace, who in particular lived dangerously.

6.   Resuming at an overnight score of two without loss, the West Indian opening pair Simmons and Stuart Williams hit the Indian bowlers all round the field for boundaries.

7.   The new-look opening pair made the England attack toil in steamy conditions to give the side the best start of the series.

8.   The opening pair batted almost effortlessly, both playing a wide array of strokes around the wicket.

9.   The West Indies on Monday changed its opening pair for the tenth time in the past seven years for the fourth cricket Test against England starting here Thursday.

10.   His performance could effectively bring to an end the search for an opening pair to equal the exploits of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes.