Dutchmen
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Yeah, I agree. His performance was poor in last 4 games. but he didn't play down the order. he just played 7 games at #3 and no more, well you come down.
Pakistan vs England Jul-Aug-Sep 2010
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Yeah, I agree. His performance was poor in last 4 games. but he didn't play down the order. he just played 7 games at #3 and no more, well you come down.
Couple more failures from the Paistan batsman today in their warm-up against Worcs. Azhar Ali and Yasir Hameed both failing, irrespective of pitch and conditions, against the weakest side in county cricket.
Insomniac
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Azhar Ali was run out though, so the Worcs didn't do too much to get him out. It was just Kamran Akmal trying to get him out of the team (probably something like that).
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Insomniac
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My bad - whenever I checked the scorecard this afternoon, Kamran Akmal was opening with Azhar Ali in the first over - now it's Yasir Hameed.
I blame Cricinfo.
But Yasir hasn't always been the greatest of runners, I remember in 2005 Afridi hit him with his bat because he was still at the bowlers end while Afridi had already made it to that end and Yasir was barely out of his crease.
Dabi
Club Captain
Yeah, good to see that! Hopefully that form can be translated into big scores in the third match! We'd actually have a proper batsman in the middle order for the third match
I think they are already practicing with the Kookaburras when they have the chance. It's one think I HATED about Australia's last tilt. I'm not sure how much of an issue it really was, but it frequently mentioned in press conferences by team officials as a factor. For a well prepared team it shouldn't be a factor...
He has batted at three before, therefore has batted down the order before, ironically during Pakistan's last tour of England
Cook at no 3
vs Sri Lanka (2006) : 89, 23, 34no, 24, 5 = 175 runs @ 43.75
vs Pakistan (2006) : 105, 4, 127, 23, 21, 40, 83 = 403 runs @ 57.57
He opened in the Ashes down under the very series after those two, and averaged 27.60. For me there is more than enough evidence to try him at no 3, two hundreds and two 80+ scores besides with only two scores in single figures. Although even then he got in and got out too often with six scores out of 12 between 20 and 40, one being excused as not out.
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Ashes down under
06/07 (L0-5) England lost 1st Test by 277 runs
02/03 (L1-4) England lost 1st Test by an innings & 384 runs
98/99 (L1-3) England drew 1st Test
94/95 (L1-3) England lost 1st Test by an innings & 184 runs
90/91 (L0-3) England lost 1st Test by 10 wickets
86/87 (W2-1) England won 1st Test by 7 wickets
Doesn't prove anything about preparation, or that England wouldn't have lost if they hadn't lost the 1st Test four out of the last five Ashes tours, but not losing might be a good start to the tour and set the tone. It's the last place i the world you want to go 0-1 down in the 1st Test
Themer
Chairman of Selectors
Me neither.
Half of what he says goes over me what with the long winded and stat filled posts. This time though I don't even see what he was trying to get at.
Half of what he says goes over me what with the long winded and stat filled posts. This time though I don't even see what he was trying to get at.
ajdude
International Coach
Haider isn't playing against Worcs, but either way it's a shame, haven't seen that much fight from a Pakistani batsman since Manzoor in Hobart early this year.
