Re: Pakistan V England - 3rd test at Edgbaston
Although I get your point, teams can afford to play 5 bowlers only if at least one of them is a genuine all rounder who can contribute some runs down the order. Otherwise it adversely affects the balance of the side. The fact that Hafeez cannot bowl (apart from the fact that he cannot bat either!) has hurt us. Should have included Babar Azam who can bowl as well. If we play with 5 bowlers with the current batting our already fragile batting line up will become even more weak. For the next game at The Oval I will replace Hafeez with Rizwan or Iftikhar. Open with Azhar and Sami and send Asad at one down. Let out of sorts Younis bat at 3 or 4 down. Unless Younis does something special at The Oval, there will be strong calls from ex-players and everyone for him to retire. Perhaps Misbah should use Azhar more as a 5th bowler.