3rd Test

[essex boy]

Originally Posted by rentaghost

Couldnt agree more. This isnt even a new dawn for pakistan cricket - Ajmal apart they were bog standard but our batsmen were shameful.

I was impressed with their wicket keeper and Younis Khan has always been a class bat

[rentaghost]

Originally Posted by essex boy

I was impressed with their wicket keeper and Younis Khan has always been a class bat

He is their real class act but the fact is that he was so poor in the first two tests and Pakistan would still have won the series without him. I must admit I only really saw some of the last test so I havent seen much of their keeper.

I notice Flower was almost as critical of his own performance as you have been.

[Wise Man Says]

Will the players be allowed to have such a long break from Test matches again? September to late January must be the longest break we've had in years is it (i.e. no pre Christmas overseas tests)?

[essex boy]

Originally Posted by rentaghost

He is their real class act but the fact is that he was so poor in the first two tests and Pakistan would still have won the series without him. I must admit I only really saw some of the last test so I havent seen much of their keeper.

I notice Flower was almost as critical of his own performance as you have been.

Whoever maybe to blame, the players, the coach or the masseur, to have built a reputation on preparation, then questions need to be asked of what happened?

Good players dont become bad overnight.

The funny thing is I thought Pakistan would be the 'easiest' of the three tours to Asia due to their fragile batting line up. India and Sri Lanka boast vastly superior batting lines up to the one we have just come up against

Originally Posted by essex boy

Whoever maybe to blame, the players, the coach or the masseur, to have built a reputation on preparation, then questions need to be asked of what happened?

Good players dont become bad overnight.

The funny thing is I thought Pakistan would be the 'easiest' of the three tours to Asia due to their fragile batting line up. India and Sri Lanka boast vastly superior batting lines up to the one we have just come up against

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cri...Sri-Lanka.html