Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
...That how fast we start burning effigies :~) Take a chill pill rocki ;)
I don't need to take a chill pill. Maybe you take them or have taken them thus the suggestion...........
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
I am off rocki, you can carry on if you want to ;)
Re: Hunt for Pakistan’s Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
I am chilling (without a pill) and see you later…
Re: Hunt for Pakistan’s Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
Pakistan players have say in coach
PAKISTAN’s players will have a say in which Australian is finally appointed to replace the late Bob Woolmer as coach.
The Pakistan Cricket Board president Nasim Ashraf claims the board attaches great importance to the feedback from the players and will hold a meeting with them shortly.
Dav Whatmore will be interviewed by PCB officials in Pakistan today. The two other candidates, former NSW fast-bowling team-mates Geoff Lawson and Richard Done, were interviewed this week.
“The new coach has to work with the players and what they want is very important to us,” Ashraf said.
“We are not expecting the new coach to produce overnight results. We know he will take time. But unless the players are comfortable with him, no results will come at all.”
Ashraf claimed the players enjoyed a good rapport with Woolmer before his sad and sudden death.
“They got along well with Woolmer, who had good man-management skills. That is what we are also looking for in the new coach apart from other advantages,” he said.
Zakir Khan, director of operations with the PCB and a member of the three-man committee searching for a coach, stressed that the decision would not be taken in haste.
Khan would not confirm that an appointment will be made by July 1, the date set by Ashraf, to announce a new coach.
“It is premature to give an exact date right now. After the interviews of the three, our committee will compile a report and present our choice to the chairman, who will take it to the ad hoc committee,” Khan said.
“Only then will a decision be made.”
The board has been tight-lipped about its preferences although, until recently, Whatmore was understood to be favourite.
Done, now the ICC’s high performance manager in Dubai, was interviewed last Sunday before meeting the players at a training camp.
“Coaching Pakistan is an exciting position,” Done told The Australian. "They’re one of the leading sides in the world.
“It’s an enormous challenge but they’ve got talent to burn. It would be a matter of putting processes in place to make the team more consistent.”
SOURCE: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21939672-5001505,00.html
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
I think Lawson would be a good coach. We need the Australian mentality, work ethic, mental toughness.
If you did not notice, all the three contenders are Australians.
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
Whatmore would be a great choice. The fact that India spurned him would add more fuel.
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
Pakistan players have say in coach
PAKISTAN's players will have a say in which Australian is finally appointed to replace the late Bob Woolmer as coach.
Thats a very good idea that PCB is letting all three candidates mingle with players, just so that players get to think on who they feel very comfortable working with too.
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
All the 3 candidates have met with the players.
It is almost like they are campaigning for the job, given that the players will have a say on who gets the job.
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
Amal, its not about whatmore being interested in india job that has put ppl off. Mostly its the comments he made about coaching pakistan. I am least bothered about the links right now so I am sure someone can provide here. Now that his future is in seriuos jeopardy, he is running back to us and etc.
Re: Hunt for Pakistan’s Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
^ Surely he did make some stupid remarks. But given our image internationally, who does not? We also have to keep in mind that he is a professional and he has to work hard to remain a in-demand for his own good. I do not believe he will work half-heartedly if he gets a chance. We also know that even Woolmer was chased and had to be convinced about some certain aspects of the job before he agreed to coach Pakistan. Presently, it could only be Miandad who would jump the chance — rest will take their time to make their mind. Anyway, it’s the time we see what PCB is thinking. Surprisingly, no inside story coming out on this issue 
Re: Hunt for Pakistan’s Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
Whatmore sees Pakistan coaching job as a challenge](http://www.dailymirror.lk/2007/06/22/sports/11.asp)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan cricket coach aspirant Dav Whatmore considers the team to be a fresh challenge for him after having coached neighboring nations Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
‘‘Every team has different challenges and (coaching) Pakistan would be challenge, but I am confident to do my best if I be given a chance,’’ Whatmore told reporters Thursday in Lahore.
Australian Whatmore was interviewed by a three-member panel of the Pakistan Cricket Board comprising former test cricketers Imtiaz Ahmed, Mudassar Nazar and Zakir Khan.
"It’s a good opportunity to work with a good team and a good cricket board. Pakistan is a top team and my priority will be to improve and produce good results,‘’ he added.
Whatmore is among three Australian candidates for the coaching position along with former test great Geoff Lawson and Richard Done, who were shortlisted by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Pakistan is searching for a new coach after the sudden death of Bob Woolmer during the World Cup earlier this year.
Whatmore carries rich experience of coaching national teams of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
He was the coach of Sri Lankan team which won the World Cup in 1996, and helped Bangladesh reach the second round of the 2007 World Cup. Pakistan failed to go beyond the first round after defeats in group games against West Indies and Ireland.
‘‘A good team is the one which learns from its mistakes and Pakistan will have to do that after a disappointing World Cup,’’ Whatmore said.
Whatmore will also meet players of Pakistan team, who are nowadays training for next month’s one-day matches against Scotland and India.
Indian media is reporting that Whatmore is top contender.
I personally would like to see Lawson as he coached NSW and is younger with more umph..
PCB don't go with deisel Whatmore, go with Hi octane Lawson!!....
:halo:Re: Hunt for Pakistan’s Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
Whatmore certainly knows which side his bread is buttered
Whatmore lauds Pakistan team!
http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/25/spt2.htm
KARACHI, June 24: World Cup-winning coach Dav Whatmore on Sunday praised new-look Pakistan as ‘positive and confident’ after being interviewed for the vacancy left by the late Bob Woolmer.
Whatmore, who leads a three-man race for the position, hailed the contribution of recently appointed captain Shoaib Malik after meeting the players during a brief stay.
“From my point of view I found the team vibrant, positive and confident and my understanding is that the shift in captaincy with a younger guy coming in brought this change,” the former Bangladesh coach said.
Shoaib Malik was brought in to help Pakistan recover from a traumatic World Cup when they were knocked out in the first round and Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room a day later.
After months of frenzied speculation about how the coach died, Jamaican police retracted their original statement that he had been murdered.
The 53-year-old Whatmore, former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson and Richard Done are all in the running to take over.
“I had known some of the players from opposition point of view but in my short interaction I found them eager to do well which is a good sign,” said Whatmore, who met the players at a training camp in Abbottabad.
Whatmore, who had two stints with Sri Lanka including their 1996 World Cup win, appears favourite because of his experience and knowledge of cricket in the sub-continent.
He guided Bangladesh to the second round of this year’s World Cup before deciding to leave the job. He also showed interest in coaching India but was rejected.
Despite his experiences with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the Australian admitted Pakistan would present a challenge.
“Pakistan, despite not having the best of World Cups, are still number three in Tests and four in one-day rankings and are a better performing team in terms of their wins in last few years, but with the bigger team comes bigger challenges,” he said.
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
Okay, so all can be attributed to the new captain. That's way too oh-I-must-find-some-reason-for-my-makebelieve-praise aka dishonest to me.
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
I really pray that he is not selected......
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
^ i think he already is !
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
^ that's only from Indian media though...
no real newsrelease...
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
^ I wish it's true :)
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
Whatmore certainly knows which side his bread is buttered.
So did Lawson! These three coaches had been invited to attend the camp and mingle with the players (campaigning for their jobs). Lawson had his keen eye on Shoaib - a celebrity, no less, while Whatmore pointed out the norm, both versions which we have accustomed ourselves to hearing. If Richard Done has decided not to join the party, more power to him, but it is completely acceptable to butter one's bread as PCB were the ones to provide the candidates with a plate and a knife.
Re: Hunt for Pakistan’s Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
**Inzamam tips Whatmore to get coaching slot **
KARACHI: **Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Monday gave his backing for Dav Whatmore to be appointed coach of the national team. **“He has a lot of experience and a strong coaching background like Bob (Woolmer) did. He appears most likely to be selected as coach,” Inzamam said.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has short-listed three Australians — Whatmore, Geoff Lawson and Richard Done — for the coaching position which fell vacant after the untimely death of Woolmer during the World Cup in March.
All three candidates have visited Pakistan and have been interviewed by the board. They also met the national team players last week. Inzamam retired from One-day Internationals and stepped down as captain after Pakistan suffered a shock defeat by Ireland and made an early exit from the World Cup. He said Whatmore had a lot of experience working in the cricket set-up in the region.
“He has coached Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and produced good results. So I think he is the one the board will eventually select,” Inzamam said.** “The Pakistani players need an experienced and strong coach like Woolmer to guide them and get the best performances out of them. I have always said our team needs a qualified coach,” he added.**
Inzamam, who has 119 tests and 378 one-day appearances to his credit, is still keen to play Test cricket. Whatmore, 53, ended a contract with Bangladesh on May 31 after guiding them to the second round of the World Cup. His finest moment came in 1996 when Sri Lanka won the World Cup final against Australia in Lahore.
Wasn’t the dopey former captain of Pakistan in favour of big mouth Javed to be appointed coach? [thread=255925]Inzi says Miandad is best choice [/thread].
Javed certainly isn’t qualified coach.
Re: Hunt for Pakistan's Coach - Lawson, Done, Whatmore heads to Pakistan for intervie
So I thought the PCB was supposed to announce the coach by July 1st?