Pakistan V England - 4th test match at Oval

[GoldenAsif]

Re: Pakistan V England - 4th test match at Oval

@phoenixdesi

yes, but he has that nip you know. you expect wicket on every ball. 5-6 catches dropped of him as well. some badluck with many many balls not getting the outside edge

but yes, we were expecting way more from him and he came short. in test cricket no matter how good you are, you need to get wickets. that is where waqar younis and later wasim akram were so good.

and one way of doing it what great Ws did. take your fielders out of pic, master reverse and try to get LBWs or clean bowled by bowling full. aamir is not good in that aspect. when he bowls full, he delivers mostly half volleys.

anyway, he is the future. i will invest a lot more on him

I think it is also about not getting enough support from the other end. Wahab is too wayward and inconsistent, pace alone is not enough

It is a fact that fast bowlers bowl well in pairs. Amir was more threatening and effective when Asif was bowling from the other end…same with the two Ws, Imran-Sarfraz, Lillee-Thompson, Windies quartet of the 70s and 80s, Ambrose-Walsh, Donald-Pollock, McGrath-Lee, Broad-Anderson etc.

Hope he is back to his best against the Windies and esp. in Australia