Pakistan squad
**Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Salman Butt, Shoaib Malik, Yasir Hameed, Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal (wk), Yasir Arafat, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Asif. **
Razzaq is back. Yasir Hameed is back in the squad, Yasir arafat has been recalled to cover for Afridi’s suspension.
so speculate about which 11 will play.
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England squad
Michael Vaughan, james Anderson, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Geraint Jones, Kevin Pietersen, Matthew Prior, Liam Plunkett, Vikram Solanki, Andrew Strauss, Marcus Trescothick, Shaun Udal, Kabir Ali, Ian Blackwell
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I thought Vaughan will not be available for ODI series. Strauss is gone too. I thought Cook/Blackwell will fill in for Vaughan.
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Strauss will be back and Vaughan is not sure whether he will come back, all depends on what the doctors say.
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Wasn't Shoaib Malik going for tests to Australia during the first two ODI's?
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I don't think so, we can't afford to lose our two best (afridi/malik) allrounders in the same match.
Welcome back Razzaq! You came at the right time i.e: ODI
Team should be:
Butt
Hameed
Malik
Younis
Yoyo
Inzi
Razzler
Arafat (afridi in last four ODI)
Akmal
Rana
Akhtar
I think this is the best combo for ODI. Batting extended till last man and with 4 fasties/seamers and remaining 10 overs between parttime spinners Malik/Younis/Butt.
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Yasir Hameed is more suited to Tests than ODI's, but I suppose there's no one else to take the mantle.
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last 3 ODIs, he is banned for 2 ODIs I blv.
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the should play .Asif for the odi's he took 10 wickets in the warm up game againest england. the only reason they are not playing him is because of his poor debut. by the way smooth guy do you have a nickname for every paki player
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i want 2 c how we use the super sub, finally hameed, back in!! arafat has done well also!
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In past there were threads where every player was awarded a nick name… for example after scoring a ODI century against HK, Younis Khan was called Younis- The Youseless - Khan
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Zero's Hero's for the first ODI would be :
Salu (Aka Butt)
Meeda (Aka Hameed)
Malka (aka Malik)
Moyo (aka Yousaf)
Inzi (aka Inzamam)
Razzler (aka Razzaq)
the Falastini (aka Yasir Arafat)
Khatmal (Akmal)
Rambo (aka Rana)
Pindi Express (aka Shoaib)
Pie Thrower (Sami)
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yea well after that he has been shttin on every person who ever called him that, these types of dirrogitory nick names and stuff really piss me off. you people really get personal, and with the performances Younis will continue, he will still be shttn on whoever called him that!!!
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Is the super-sub rule going to be applied?
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^^ Yes I think that will apply
however, IMO the 11 should be....
1) Butt
2) Malik
3)Younis
4)Yousef
5)Inzi
6)Razzaq
7)Akmal
8)Rana
9)Arafat
10)Akther
11)Sami
12) Kaneria (as a S-S) if they can use 'em
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hameed
butt
younis
inzi
yousuf
malik
razzaq
akmal
shoaib
rana
sami
dani super sub
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Hmmm, using the super sub will be interesting. I don't think Sami warrants a place. Danish also usually doesn't play ODI's but considering how poorly England played him, I think he can be the super sub.
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Why bring back Hameed? He's a tried and tested failure againt quality bowling...he needs to go back and learn where his off stump is. Arafat is a good inclusion but I think Mansoor Amjed would have been the perfect replacement for Afridi...a legspinning all rounder. Plus he has been in a great form as well in domestic cricket. I think its about time Asif get a chance ahead of Sami.
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good team... mashallah.
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Jazba bahi, dont you love the fans mentality… Younis Khan was “Useless” Khan, Shoiab Akhter was " drunken Khota" , then Younis singlehandedly beat India with 265 and Shoiab won this series and all the same fans are suddenly huge Shaoib\ Younis fans. Oh yeah we ALWAYS thought they were great players 
Similarly today the same fans deride Sami and Malik and so forth, yet I have a feeling they will be cheering them after a good performance.
One would think cricket fans would be more loyal to their team.