Pakistan, June 4 -- Speaking to Justin Langer ahead of this World Cup I reminded him of the players that had success in 1999 in England. It was the battle-hardened proven Test match performers that excelled and influenced the outcome. I believe the same will happen in this tournament purely because the pitches give both the bowler and the batsman an opportunity to showcase their class. If you are good enough, you can utilise the conditions to swing the match in your team's favour more so than the bland cookie-cutter pitches that are so often rolled out for one-day cricket that totally favour the batsman. As such you will see phases of the game that resemble a Test match, such as a short-of-a-length fast-bowling barrage, a measured innings...