Re: Pak V England - First test Match
Even if Faisal gets dismissed now, I still think he has done enough to keep his place in the side. He is fighting it out. First innings, he got a good ball, no problem, look forward to the next innings. But with Farhat and Butt, they have been getting dismissed time and again in the same manner for the past year, showing no improvement whatsoever.
Too bad we only have Taufeeq as a replacement opener, even Malik can be relied upon more than the current pair. At least he can catch and bowl. I say one of Farhat/Butt should be dropped (doesn't really matter who), replaced with Taufeeq. It will be quite a dilemma for think tank to fit in Younis, especially if Faisal performs this innings.
Our top order has been in a sorry state for quite a while. Lately, rather than try to solve this problem, Woolmer and co. have ACCEPTED it. It is assumed that the Younis, Moyo and Inzi gang will come to the rescue. One of the commentators mentioned that it looked like a pattern for the rest of the series. Sorry but that's not good enough. There are plenty of people who are paid good money to solve problems exactly like this.