Anwar's a big hit with noisy fans

Pakistan's excited supporters raised the volume at Trent Bridge this afternoon as their side made an entertaining start to the NatWest Series match against Australia.

Many of the supporters arrived with horns - and Saeed Anwar, especially, encouraged them to be blown by repeatedly cutting and driving new-ball pair Damien Fleming and Jason Gillespie before falling lbw to Brett Lee's second delivery for 34.

The big game for both these teams will take place at Lord's on Saturday when they settle this traingular tournament.

But today's floodlit dress rehearsal for a final England never threatened to reach was a major test for new crowd control measures imposed following the pitch invasions at both Edgbaston and Head-ingley.

On the field this afternoon Australia - who rested Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath - badly needed Lee's breakthrough, achieved when Anwar tried to play across his front pad at a ball that would have hit off stump.

Then, ten runs later, Lee had Abdur Razzaq well caught by a leaping Fleming at wide mid-off as Pakistan finished their 15th over on 75 for two.