Australian Tour Will Be A Bed Of Thorns For Pakistan

[Zainub]

Originally Posted by Maranello

if these guys are not select ed even in the squad, then who will be? You or I? No insult at your batting skills, but I sure hope not!

What I meant was that this is our lot of players and out of this lot we'll surely drop at least 1 if not more and now, right now, none of these can be sure if they won't be that one who will be dropped. You actually get my point though when you point out that none of these have yet permenently cemented a place in the side.

Originally Posted by Maranello

However, Razzy is not a strike bowler - he is a medium paced, line and length stock bowler, who nevertheless has been much more effective than Sami, the so-called strike baller. Razzaq's virtues are line and length - he should not be selected in the team to pick up 5 wickets each time, but rather to dry up the runs and give the striker bowlers some respite. In that his role is similar to the one performed by Flintoff for England. Razzy's downfall is being too predictable - if he develops controlled outswinger to go with his normal in-swinging deliveries, he will become a much more effective proposition.Sami is the one who desperately needs to perform and sharpen up his act, otherwise the selectors should look to blood some youngsters in the India tour.

First lets define a strike bowler - for me its not one who will fetch you 5 wickets per test match or whom you can expect to do but one whom you can throw the ball at when you are in a desperate need of a wicket - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A STRIKE BOWLER. In one word a stike bowler is a 'partnership breaker'. Flintoff is one, and Razzaq has not convinved every that he is, the Australian tour like every test match Razzaq will play will give him another chance to prove that he is. I do beleive Razzaq is more than a stock bowler (he's been turned into one), Razzaq started his career as a bowler principally you might want to recall Yasser. But he has to prove all that again. I actually beleive he was a much more effective bowler before he fructured his rist thanks to a Brett Lee bouncer he faced in Sharjah. I have stopped trying to convince people about Sami, I just maintain he has under performed, but I persist that he is a potentially world class bowler that just needs time and experience to get his act together and I'm willing to give him that.

[Zainub]

Originally Posted by Ernest

Be possative,think about the good points in your team, only through confidence will teams like Pakistan, india and England prevail agaist the Australians, who are just 11 human beings, there to be beaten, you know your shortcomings, best not to highlight them, remember pakistan will be underdogs, so who has the most to lose, "Australia", they will fear failure, if they get a sniff more than most. Get behind your team.

That is such good adive Erne that if it would be within my powers I'd circulate that throught out the length and breadth of the cricketing world, apart from Australia obviously!

People always underestimate the powers of beleiving in your prayers - stong faith can have surprinsly good reward, it never goes waste. Unless we go out their believing that we can win we wont. We have no other option but to be positive.

[vvvrulz]

I actually think that the Pakistani batting line-up is very good, and somewhat underrated. Youhana and Inzamam are pure class, and some of the other youngsters have tremendous potential. They will have to bat very well to topple the Aussies, but I certainly back them as being 'capable' of doing so. Whether they do or not, I have no idea.

[Aussie-Youhana-fan]

The Pakistani batting line-up has the TALENT to make 400+ in a test match innings against Australia, but do they have the TECHNIQUE to do it on Aussie pitches. I don't think they do. I hope I'm wrong. Nothing would give more satisfaction than seeing the cockiness of the Australian cricket team brought to rest. I just hope Pakistan are "foxing" at the moment, and come the first test, will really give Australia a huge SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM.


Pakistan will have to really concentrate of all aspects of the game.

a) their batting will have to be disciplined. Play every ball on its merits, and don't be forced into playing big shots.
b) they will have to bowl line and length, and keep the ball up to the bat. Make Australia take chances with the bat.
c) Dropped catches will mean the end. Can't afford to give ANY of the batsman a chance.

Doesn't sound so hard in theory does it!!!!!!!!!!