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England will play their 500th Test on home soil this week. Unsurprisingly they are the first nation to reach that milestone. Yet, the fact they do so against Pakistan, a team virtually homeless since 2009, makes for a striking contrast.Pakistan have played 151 Tests in their country but none since the Lahore Test in 2009, which was abandoned after the attack on the Sri Lanka team bus. Their nomadic lifestyle since has been much-storied not least earlier in this series after their stunning victory at Lords.Misbah-ul-Haq rarely gives much away the day before a Test. When asked if he knew his team for Edgbaston he said we are sure, no doubts but refused to elaborate further. Keep them guessing, he said with a grin.Yet when a question came about Englands milestone match at home and the stark difference in Pakistans situation he became very animated, almost impassioned as he spoke about the risks to cricket in his homeland.He fears for the next generation, with children being drawn away from the sport. That, of course, is not only a situation for Pakistan, but a vast number of countries trying to keep the young active. However, Pakistan has the added difficulty of so much international cricket being lost to the country. The players can be watched on television, but creating heroes, as Misbah termed it, is so much more difficult with the continual distance.The interest of the youth is really losing out to other sports. Its one area where you can say we are really unlucky and we want international cricket back in Pakistan, just to help our youngsters and just to help cricket in Pakistan, he said.If you are not watching the heroes and the top stars in the world in the grounds and you are not meeting them… That could be a big attraction for them to play cricket. Without that, its really difficult for the Pakistan Cricket Board and it can really hurt them financially also.From a cricket point of view, there is talk of trying to bring the PSL finals to Pakistan and, as so often, Misbah was asked about the chances of touring sides returning. Sadly, that still feels a long way off for most opposition despite continual hopeful talk of tours resuming and Zimbabwe going for their limited-overs trip last year.The knock-on effect of the challenge of engaging younger generations is encouraging them to play the game. This current Pakistan team are doing their best to be a side to inspire, but Misbah is concerned about the games breeding ground.It can really hurt your overall development as a cricketing nation. Your youth can really be inspired if you are playing internationally back at home, Misbah said. Obviously, you can build more infrastructure and people read more about cricket.At school level, club level, the activity has just dropped a little bit because of that. You can see wherever the World Cups are, or international events, the whole scenario changes, its like a fever in that country for that sport. Thats what we have been really missing.We need more sports atmosphere in Pakistan. We must understand that even in our schools, our colleges and our homes, how important sports is for a kid.It was telling, also, that Misbah has been so enthused by the crowds that have watched this series. Even though Old Trafford was not a sellout, and the first two days at Edgbaston are not full, it is still a world away from the empty, rattling stadiums that often greet them in the UAE.Its always good to play in an atmosphere like that, he said. This is why you play cricket or any sport, that people are there to enjoy and cheer. Sometimes that really helps you to perform and show your skills to everyone.As for the previous two Test matches, Ive really enjoyed the atmosphere. Its really good to play Test cricket here. We are not used to that, we normally have such huge crowds in the one-day and T20 games but not Tests. Thats really good to have in Test cricket.One day, hopefully, fans in Pakistan will have a chance to cheer their team at home on a regular basis. Right now, all this side can do is try to inspire from afar by bouncing back from their heavy Old Trafford defeat and reprise the scenes of Lords. Salomon Shoes Canada . 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Railway StakesWith Group I racing in the eastern states done for another year, attention now turns to the west. The Railway Stakes is the traditional kickstarter of the Ascot carnival, and this year the 1600m handicap presents quite the poser for punters.Its always hard to line up form from one side of the country to the other, but thats what we must do when filtering through the chances for this event.The key local hopes look to be Perfect Reflection, Disposition and Tradesman, the 1-2-3 in the Lee Steere Stakes a fortnight ago.Of that trio I would lean towards Perfect Reflection as she will improve again third-up, draws well and is the chosen mount of gun Perth hoop, William Pike. Tradesman should certainly be respected back in a handicap off his WFA placing, but Disposition, as classy as he is, has drawn off the track and is yet to prove that 1600m is his go.The latter sentiment also applies to Rageese, who nevertheless leads the interstate charge following his impressive win at Flemington. Asking the entire to show he stays a mile in Group I class is a big ask, however.Good Project, last years winner, returns with just 2kg more to carry, but this field is much tougher and the better of Chris Wallers two entries is Mackintosh. Just fourth-up here, he ran well in a hot Cantala Stakes and is a definite winning chance. Nor should He Or She be underestimated at odds; the former WA star returns home and boasts some ripping old form at Ascot.Recommended bet: Perfect Reflection to win @ $5 with UBET but save with a boxed exacta Nos. 4, 6 & 7.Ballarat CupA highly competitive edition of the Ballarat Cup, which as usual brings together a mix of campaigners: some at the end of their spring journey, others in the first flushes of their summer sojourn.Six contestants are backing up from Saturdays Group III Eclipse Stakes, including the winner Turnitaround, third placegetter Lidari and the beaten favourite Cool Chap.All three hold chances again, and its an illustration of just how open this race is that Cool Chap is holding sway as market elect at $7 with UBET.But if Cool Chap is rated such a good hope, so too must be another at almost double the quote: Scherzoso.The Tony McEvoy-trained gelding has come back in good order, first-up finishing not far behind Railway Stakes hope, Rageese, before placing at Flemington on Oaks day.Scherzoso finished two lengths behind Cool Chap that day and meets him 3.5kg better for that defeat. That weight pull, along with added fitness third-up, should see him reverse order with the favourite and figure somewhere in the money.But, as stated, its a race of many chances, and punters could do worse than look at comeback gallopers Puccini and Lord Van Percy if considering multiples or each-way savers.Recommended bet: Scherzoso each-way @ $13 with UBET.Best BetRosehill Race 7, No.5 Religify @ $3.50 with UBETPunters have every right to desert this fellow after his costly last-start defeat at Canterbury, where he was rolled as a $1.60 favourite.But, as painful as that reverse was - and, for some, still is - followers would be well advised to keep the faith.Religify missed the kick at Canterbury and had to be pushed along to lead, where he was pestered senseleess by another runner.dddddddddddd The geldings effort to run second was actually full of merit, and shows he remains in excellent form.Everything on Saturday suits: firm going, 1400m, a track where hes won four from eight. Even the wide draw might be OK - if Religify is tardy again (which is unlikely), Kerrin McEvoy will have time and space to cross a field not blessed with much pace.Itll take the very committed, or the very forgiving, to stick solid. But those who do could well be rewarded.Over the oddsRosehill Race 9, No.13 Salmanazar @ $4 with UBETLeading Queensland trainer Tony Gollan hasnt yet made a mark in Sydney through his satellite stable at Rosehill, but its only a matter of time until he does.The horse to put Gollan on the map south of the border could be Salmanazar. The lightly raced four-year-old showed plenty in his second prep, progressing from a Toowoomba maiden to a narrow defeat in Stakes grade during the Brisbane winter carnival, where he beat home the well-regarded Tsaritsa.Salmanazar trialled the house down at Rosehill earlier this month and, from a good draw, looks primed to run a big race fresh. Can see him being backed and will be hard to beat.Eagle Farm Race 7, No.3 Coolring @ $4.60 with UBETBjorn Baker has a tidy record when whisking his gallopers off to Queensland, and Coolring can enhance the trainers record in that state at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Coolring improved markedly second-up to finish on the heels of the placegetters at Randwick, and just one length behind the smart winner Kaepernick.That form is good enough to be winning this race, and the Sebring gelding maps well just behind what should be a solid tempo. Will be hard to hold out.Lay of the dayRosehill Race 5, No.1 Kuro @ $6 with UBETNot the longest-priced lay in history, but this one can safely be discounted as a winning hope at single-figure odds.Ran OK first-up at Canterbury, but had every chance from the front and was still mowed down by Grunderzeit. Its worth noting, too, that Kuros second-up form isnt as flash as his first-up record.Its now 559 days since the gelding last tasted success. Under a big weight in a race of good speed, that number is about to be 560.Under the oddsBallarat Race 1, No.2 Cheeky Babe @ $3.10 with UBETBookmakers are a bit cheeky posting this one as favourite for Ballarats opener given, on the point of weights alone, she simply cannot win.Cheeky Babe beat Entrancing by half a length at Moonee Valley last start and now meets that rival 2.5kg worse off. While its dangerous to get too carried away with weights and measures, Cheeky Babe had much the better run at the Valley and, well, that weight swing is very hard to ignore!Throw in other live chances in the shape of Diamond Baroness and Go Down, and Cheeky Babe is huge unders at the present quote.Multi of the weekendRosehill Race 4, No.1 Herenes Oak - PLACE @ $3.60Rosehill Race 7, No.1 Religify - PLACE @ $1.63Rosehill Race 9, No.13 Salmanazar - PLACE @ $1.75Eagle Farm Race 7, No.3 Coolring - PLACE @ $1.85Ballarat Race 8, No.15 Scherzoso - PLACE @ $4Multi price: $75.99 with UBET ' ' '