Re: 3rd ODI: England v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Sat Feb 18, 2012
well not sure how can you call me emotional? if i were emotional, I would have been jumping up and down on this forum after Pakistan defeated england 3-0…
yes like every other Pakistani, I was happy as it was no mean feat but to me there were enough signs that we had a lot of problems…if englnad was getting dismissed cheaply, at least there was a reason..facing ajaml on a turning track was no joke, especially for Englishmen..but when our batting keeps on getting dismissed for less than 250 (even 100) on slow wickets with no appreciabole bounce or seam, then that is a matter of serious concern…our fast bowling department was not firing either and broad/anderson and now finn have bowled so much better…
like I said before, what we shd realize that the brilliance of 2 spinners cannot and should not compensate for inherent shortcomings and strategic deficiencies in our portfolio… they are still there and will ultimately put us into place especially when we will go abroad and yes there is no immediate solution..this is a new team and will take time…i am actually happy with the test team except we need better fast bowlers…the fact that we gave continuous chances to azhar and asad are now paying dividends…I love the way azhar, misbah and asad play…who care if they are slow..,at least they brought some stability…
but ODI team balance is completely out of shape and their is no immediate solution as bench is weak…all we can imporve is the batting order…that is all I have said in all of my posts..not sure what is so emotional about it…and not sure who suggested to destroy this team? yes englishmen are learning from their mistakes and we shd do the same even when we won…