Pakistan, Oct. 12 -- South African stand-in captain Aiden Markram has said that the Proteas had made good preparations and were ready to face the spin-bowling challenge during the first test match at the Gaddafi stadium on Sunday (tomorrow).

In a customary pre-match press conference ahead of the two-test series opener at the Gaddafi stadium here on Saturday, he said the spin-friendly tracks pose a challenge and as a team they are not exposed to such conditions, it's exciting and a great opportunity for us to get things right in these conditions. He said the proteas were focused.

On the spin-friendly tracks, he said "Yeah, we expect that, of course. There's no shying away from that. That's what we expect. Obviously, from a team point of ...