In a typical, unorthodox fashion so often associated with the Pakistan cricket team, ahead of their World Cup semi-final with New Zealand at Old Trafford in 1999 Wasim Akram's men took a highly unusual approach to their preparations. Instead of the usual training session, the Pakistanis swapped nets, throw-downs and catching practice for roller coasters, log flumes and waltzers as they had a team day out at Alton Towers. In what surely was a sight to behold, the likes of Inzamam-ul-Haq and Saqlain Mushtaq took on the g-force of Nemesis and the vertical drop of Oblivion. One player who definitely benefited from this day of facing the speed of roller coasters rather than the speed of Shoaib Akhtar was opener Saeed Anwar who struck an unbeaten 113 to see his side over the line by nine wickets.
