If Salman had chose to bat second, and English batsmen had amassed a big score, you’ll be the first guy on this forum to bash Butt and his negative tactics to bat second. Do you really think Pakistani batsmen can chase even a paltry total against Anderson and Co. batting second? SO the decision to bat first was not as absurd as you are making it out to be! The pitch is not unplayable and looked pretty dry before the game as Nasser Hussain pointed out while showing the pitch map. We all know how much you despise Salman Butt from the beginning, but lets not get carried away with nonsense!