Fleming’s appeal for individual glory

Fleming has also appealed to his own players not to be lulled by a false sense of comfort in having already won the series, although he said it was hard to motivate the troops for a meaningless match.

But he said it was up to individuals to seek glory. “I want to finish the series well, Scott Styris would like another 100, Chris Cairns showed glimpses of form, Craig Cumming — we’ve all got things to prove.”

Fleming has scored 232 from four innings at 77.33, while Styris has been largely anonymous since his match-winning 100 in the first game, Cairns who was the world’s top rated all-rounder two years ago, has had a disappointing series and the jury is out on whether Cumming is of international class.

There is always the mystery factor with Pakistan as to what mood they will turn up in for their six-week tour finale.

Having won the Test series with some unstoppable spells of pace from Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami, then produced a slick all-round display in the second one-day match, their last two performances have been poor and coach Javed Miandad has struggled to explain the reason for this.

But whatever the circumstances, the match on the morrow still provides plenty of exciting fare.