PESHAWAR, NOVEMBER 7: England captain Nasser Hussain on Tuesday said his team had focused on cricket again after opener Alec Stewart was named in India's match-fixing report last week. "Cricket is now in front of everyone's mind after Stewart's story made it a tough week for us," Hussain told reporters ahead of their four-day side game against a Governor's XI starting here Wednesday. Stewart, England's most senior member and a former captain, was among nine foreign players named in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report on match fixing released last week. He has strongly denied allegations that he took money from a bookmaker in exchange for information and has been kept in the touring side, the first English team to visit Pakistan in 13 years. "Stewart seems okay and had a nice trip to the Khyber Pass on Monday. It was a tough week for him," Hussain said. "We now can't take our eyes from cricket as we are about to face a strong Pakistan side in the Test series." England won the first side game against a Patron's XI in Rawalpindi by an innings and 27 runs last week after losing the three-match one-day series to Pakistan. The first of three Tests starts in the eastern city of Lahore on November 15. Both teams will be announced on Wednesday. "We may play (the side game) with two spinners but it might not reflect the Test side. We have our options open," Hussain said. Pakistan announced 18 probables for the first Test, including teenage leg-spinner Dinesh Kaneria. Kaneria has been a prolific wicket taker in the domestic season.
