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Everything about Sami Aslam was slow. He was slow to pick up the ball off Jeet Ravals edge, and slow to move to his right. His hands closed like the gates of a warehouse in an action movie - the ball screeching through like the hero on a motorbike. After it had made its triumphant escape, Aslam rose in increments; unsticking each of his limbs from the ground. Slow is not what Pakistan wanted from this innings. It is not what they needed from this Test.When a side picks four fast bowlers, they want the game to go quickly. Not for this particular attack is staying patient on a fifth stump line or tying batsmen down with diligent lengths. Bowling dry works when a high-quality spinner plays, because on his best days, Yasir Shah can wall batsmen in for hours and hours, until the pitch is sufficiently dry that with a flick of his hair and a snap of fingertips, he can send entire batting orders cascading.But this is not the strategy Pakistan opted for. In their dream sequence for this match, Pakistan won the toss, bowled first, had Mohammad Amir get more nicks than a first-time shaver, had their two honest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Khans shoot balls between bat and pad, then - preferably after a New Zealand batsman provoked Wahab Riaz - had Wahab send them sarcastic flying kisses, his deliveries at their grilles, and pieces of protective equipment into the stumps. The whole thing would be done in 40 overs. A demoralised New Zealand would have no more than 200 on the board. On Friday, Amir had bowled a first over deserving of the Pakistan fantasy. He was in the New Zealand openers heads straight away. He pitched deliveries on lines they had to play at. He shimmied the ball away. He drew four edges with six balls, and nearly grazed off stump with one. Yet Amir came away with only one wicket in the opening over when he should have had at least two. Aslam had been the culprit then as well, trying to trap the ball with wrists instead of palms, and fending it away onto a quivering boot. Raval went on to make New Zealands highest score of 55, dropped on 0 and then 40. Amir was quivering himself. Maybe he wondered after a season of dropped catches off his bowling, if the universe would ever forgive him; if it would let him have the hauls his skill deserved.The drops stung because unlike in the UAE, where games pick up speed like a boulder coming down a hill, matches on green-tops come roaring out of the gates. The more quickly attacks can get through the top three, the more chance a middle order can be exposed, and the tail shot out. If the ball still had its gloss when Henry Nicholls (in his ninth Test) or Colin de Grandhomme (in his second) had come to the crease, chances of them lasting more than fifty balls apiece would have been slim. With every over bowled, the seam became a little less pronounced, and the surface grew a little less damp. Where a clinical catching side might have built enough pressure to spark a collapse, Pakistan saw New Zealands tail get quick runs. It was only later that they paid for failing to knock over one of the early dominoes.Yes, they shouldnt have got 270 on that pitch, Sohail Khan, the most successful of Pakistans seamers, said. Even though the ball was a bit damp on the first day, which prevented us from using it as well as we could have, we still won the toss. The score they got was a bit on the high side on that pitch.When Pakistan took guard, New Zealands quicks showed the pressure early wickets can impart. Raval held a low chance from Aslams bat, and when Azhar Ali was also caught behind, an out-of-sorts Younis Khan was drawn out of the dressing room. 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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue coach Darrell Hazell has a simple philosophy for Saturdays season opener.Stay loose, play fast and follow the rules.He figures if the Boilermakers stick to those three things, everything else should fall into place Saturday against Eastern Kentucky.I think youll see a team that makes few errors, Hazell said. Weve really harped on that, just playing within the rules, as simplistic as that sounds. A lot of people dont always do that, but if you play within the rules, probably youre not going to beat yourself.Fans would welcome any change after what theyve witnessed over the past three seasons -- six wins, 30 losses and a revolving door at quarterback.Half of those wins have come against Football Championship Subdivision schools like Eastern Kentucky. But the Colonels are no pushover.A year ago, they went 6-5 and scored more than 40 points five times. They also led Kentucky by 14 in the fourth quarter before allowing the Wildcats to win it in overtime -- and they could be even better this year.New coach Mark Elder has two established quarterbacks -- record-setting incumbent Bennie Coney and former Missouri starter Maty Mauk, who is eligible immediately because he transferred to a lower-division school. Elder was not expected to announce a starter until Saturday morning.So Purdue has been studying footage of both quarterbacks and the offenses and defenses they think theyll face this weekend.We watched a lot of film, watched their old film for personnel, Hazell said. You really dont know until you play the first couple series.Another potential problem: Purdues best cornerback, DaWan Hunte, didnt practice Tuesday or Wednesday because of an injured leg. If he doesnt play, it would be a major loss against a high-scoring team like the Colonels.Hazell believes, however, that this Boilermakers team is better equippeed to change on the fly -- and still succeed.ddddddddddddere are some other things to watch Saturday:BLOUGHS STARTFor the fourth straight year, Hazell will start the incumbent quarterback on opening day. Can David Blough keep the job? Hazell has made midseason changes each of the previous three years, but this time could be different. He asked new offensive coordinator Terry Malone to install a less complicated system that is a better fit for Blough. Saturday will be the first time everyone gets to see whats changed.SPECIAL TEAMSElders background as a special teams coach has the Boilermakers concerned about trick plays. Elder already has a pretty unique group to work with. Punter Keith Wrzuszczak was named to three preseason watch teams and Devin Borders is a kick-blocking specialist. The 6-foot-6 receiver begins this season with 12 blocked kicks, an Ohio Valley Conference career record.END OF THE LINEThe Boilermakers have traditionally played one FCS opponent each season. This game will be the last one. When the Big Ten adopted a policy of not playing lower-division teams, the Eastern Kentucky game as already on Purdues schedule, so conference officials allowed them to keep it.FRIEDNLY FOESMalone and Eastern Kentucky assistant head coach Terry Heffernan are more than just friendly coaches. Malone is actually Heffernans uncle. Malone also worked on Michigans staff at the same time Elder was an assistant.WELCOME WAGONNew Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski is expected to attend his first Boilermakers game Saturday. Bobinski was hired Aug. 9, then put the finishing touches on his duties at Georgia Tech. This week, he arrived in West Lafayette and took over the reins from the soon-to-be retired Morgan Burke. ' ' '