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17 Member Test Squad announced for the series against Australia In UAE



Lahore- September 27, 2018: The National Selection Committee headed by Inzamam ul Haq after consultation with Captain Sarfraz Ahmed and Head Coach Mickey Arthur has announced the 17-member Test squad for the two-match Test series against Australia. “The team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions of the UAE, where Mohammad Amir has been dropped from the side and Wahab Riaz and Mir Hamza comes in the side. Three spinners Shahdab Khan, Yasir Shah and Bilal Asif have been kept in the squad keeping in view the UAE wickets. Furthermore, Rizwan Ahmed makes a comeback in the Test squad,” concludes Chief Selector Inzamam ul Haq.





Pakistan Test Team against Australia in UAE 2018

1. Azhar Ali
2. Fakhar Zaman
3. Imam Ul Haq
4. Babar Azam
5. Asad Shafiq
6. Haris Sohail
7. Usman Salahuddin
8. Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain- WK)
9. Yasir Shah
10. Shadab Khan
11. Bilal Asif
12. Muhammad Abbas
13. Hassan Ali
14. Wahab Riaz
15. Faheem Ashraf
16. Mir Hamza
17. Muhammad Rizwan (WK)
 
Dropping of Muhammad Amir will send shockwaves through the entire squad. Shows no player, no matter how much hype there is, is indispensable.
 
good to see wahab riaz there.Don't understand the selection of mir hamza who is very mediocre to say the least.
 
Hope Amir is dropped from the ODI and t20 squad as well. Only then he will get the message. If not, he will actually get what he wants (playing LOIs and not tests).
 
Dropping Amir for tough series in UAE but will be brought back on pitches of SA, Australia, England and NZ.

Wahab Riaz back to do the Donkey work on dead pitches while Amir will be the first choice bowler outside Asia.

The Wonderboy treatment continues.
 
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Amir probably happy he doesn't have to bowl on the dead UAE tracks lol. Good chance from to get away and do some soul-searching.

Azhar
Imam
Haris
Asad
Babar
Usman
Sarfraz
Bilal
Yasir
Wahab
Abbas

Can afford to play with 4 bowlers in UAE when two are spinners. Haris will be decent with his SLA.
Sarfraz's form is too poor for him to be batting at 6 and to get an allrounder in so better to go with 6 frontline bats.
 
Madplayer said:
Hope Amir is dropped from the ODI and t20 squad as well. Only then he will get the message. If not, he will actually get what he wants (playing LOIs and not tests).
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Good for Amir to be dropped, can get his form back in domestic green pitches and prepare well for south africa
 
Shadab, Yasir and Bilal as your main spinners?

Yasir is fine but he needed someone better to back him up.

Where are Zafar Gohar and Mohammad Asghar?

Amir shouldn't be playing Tests in UAE anyway.
 
The question is will Mickey continue playing bits and pieces cricketers or finally stop being stubborn and go with specialists?
 
There really isn't much merit behind Bilal Asif's selection, but I can see Pakistan playing both him and Yasir to provide spin variety.
 
Bilal Asif has been in good form so the selection makes sense but picking Asghar or Gohar would have added some much needed variety.
 
So Saad gets dropped without even being played a single game. Nice to see Mir Hamza and Bilal Asif returning though.
 
Good squad.

Kudos to Wahab, getting it's place back in the squad.
 
Pakistan needed a specialist off spinner more than a left arm spinner considering how many left handers Australia have. Bilal was really the only option.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Dropping of Muhammad Amir will send shockwaves through the entire squad. Shows no player, no matter how much hype there is, is indispensable.
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But for Sarfraz, he will surely enjoy free ride till world cup.
 
Looks like a squad you would pick for a tour to Australia. I mean how many specialist spinners have Pakistan selected? It seems they didn't learn from the mistake they made last time.
 
Just play Fakhar over Usman. Fakhar will be crucial in SA whereas Usman will just be a complete failure.
 
Horrible squad - you don't need selection panel to put such a squad of 17. 5 Pacers & 3 spinners, 2 of them "all-rounder"!!!!!!! That's after Asia Cup "Experience"? May be they are still preparing for WC.

Not much to say about batting as most batsmen pick themselves, and finally they have picked a back-up WK, so Sarfraz fight get "injured" by 2nd Test, but what is the use of 5 pacers in UAE against Aussies in the month of OCT?

I understand - lack of talunt in spin department, but these 5 pacers are not uprooting the tree either to be honest. This guy Gohar was picked like 3 years back, so he was in contention - since then, his domestic performance has improved, therefore I have to conclude that those 5 pacers have "out t*lunted" him.

Zero from me - kids can pick random names.

I would have dropped Shadab, Hamza & Hasan and picked Gohar, Raza & another genuine Leggi, may be Irfan guy. Shadab's lack of control would cost PAK big time against 5-6 lefties. I would have picked Wahab as only pacer, Yasir, Gohar & Bilal as spinners. Or may be drop one more batsman and pick Fahim as 2nd pacer. Now, PAK will try to get 35 overs from Haris, and statistically he'll get few wickets also from Aussie tail, but in UAE, you need spinners to attack, not contain. Lack of SLAO spinner will cost PAK.
 
Good squad for UAE wickets. Bilal the offie is there bcz of the amount of left handers in the Aussies squad.

Two match series are always odd, home team cant have a single bad day if they want to win the series.
 
Wahab Riaz back! So what happened to Mickey Arthur statement a couple of months back when wahab wasn't even named in provisional squad of 25 - "wahab had not won us a game in two years"?
 
Dropping Amir is a welcome step. Same treatment should have been given to Hasan Ali. He hasn't impressed anyone in Longer format so far. Even in Limited overs Cricket he has failed miserably after CT 2017.
 
The selection of Faheem is useless and would have been better used by picking Zafar or Asghar.

Also, both Asif and Shadab are both not Test quality, but still get selected.

Gohar, Asghar and Shahzaib Ahmed (don't know why he isn't playing currently) deserved to be selected ahead of those 3 mentioned above.
 
I'm glad to see a backup wicket keeper which sends a message to Sarfraz that his place isn't secure and that mediocrity will not be accepted for much longer.

I'm not sure about Bilal Asif because he isn't a big turner of the ball and that could be a problem on UAE wickets. Having said that he was the only off spinner in contention.

Amir would have wanted a rest anyway. Shaheen may seem raw experience wise but he is the best alternative to Amir. Not a fan of Mir Hamza's selection, given that he is merely just a trundler who feasts on green tops. Junaid would have been a better pick but at the same time he is injury prone.

Disappointed not to see Asghar in the squad but with all the left handers in the Aus batting line up he may not have made the XI anyway.
 
MMHS said:
Horrible squad - you don't need selection panel to put such a squad of 17. 5 Pacers & 3 spinners, 2 of them "all-rounder"!!!!!!! That's after Asia Cup "Experience"? May be they are still preparing for WC.

Not much to say about batting as most batsmen pick themselves, and finally they have picked a back-up WK, so Sarfraz fight get "injured" by 2nd Test, but what is the use of 5 pacers in UAE against Aussies in the month of OCT?

I understand - lack of talunt in spin department, but these 5 pacers are not uprooting the tree either to be honest. This guy Gohar was picked like 3 years back, so he was in contention - since then, his domestic performance has improved, therefore I have to conclude that those 5 pacers have "out t*lunted" him.

Zero from me - kids can pick random names.

I would have dropped Shadab, Hamza & Hasan and picked Gohar, Raza & another genuine Leggi, may be Irfan guy. Shadab's lack of control would cost PAK big time against 5-6 lefties. I would have picked Wahab as only pacer, Yasir, Gohar & Bilal as spinners. Or may be drop one more batsman and pick Fahim as 2nd pacer. Now, PAK will try to get 35 overs from Haris, and statistically he'll get few wickets also from Aussie tail, but in UAE, you need spinners to attack, not contain. Lack of SLAO spinner will cost PAK.
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Gohar was never going to be selected. Inzi doesn't even know he exists.

But yeah, should've had atleast one more spinner there instead of a pacer. Mir Hamza is of no use in UAE.
 
Can somebody tell us what the domestic spin situation is like this season? Who is our current best domestic spinner??
 
Barragan said:
The selection of Faheem is useless and would have been better used by picking Zafar or Asghar.

Also, both Asif and Shadab are both not Test quality, but still get selected.

Gohar, Asghar and Shahzaib Ahmed (don't know why he isn't playing currently) deserved to be selected ahead of those 3 mentioned above.
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Edit: Hamza
 
Boi said:
Gohar was never going to be selected. Inzi doesn't even know he exists.

But yeah, should've had atleast one more spinner there instead of a pacer. Mir Hamza is of no use in UAE.
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Totally agree and this is where Misbah was the master when it came to hot flat conditions!! [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION]
 
happydavy said:
Wahab Riaz back! So what happened to Mickey Arthur statement a couple of months back when wahab wasn't even named in provisional squad of 25 - "wahab had not won us a game in two years"?
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To be honest, Wahab has been more impactful compared to Amir in test matches atleast and is a more useful option in UAE with his pace and reverse swing.
 
Now with Amir being dropped, the bowling attack does not have much hype. Now the guys can go out there relaxed with not much expectations to worry about.
 
Well boys pace it is.

And rookie spinners.

Never mind.

"We will smash 'em" says selection committee.
 
So Amir is dropped but the new golden boy Hassan Ali is still there?Both deserve to rot in domestics for a while.Moreover,we donot seem to have learnt a thing from the Asia cup debacle?Where are your specialist spinners?You just can't put all the burden on Yasir Shah?Ajmal used to be supported by Rehman and Shah by Zulfiqar Babar in the past.What kind of clueless people are in the selection committee now days?
 
This is going to be a repeat of Asia Cup disaster.

Sadly it's clear now that Mickey Arthur is clueless.

Why on earth there's no proper spinner on these dead slow low tracks apart from Yasir???

Yasir is only effective on day 4 or 5 mostly when the pitch has roughed up enough. Aussies usually have no issues with leggies if not pressurized.

Woeful selection there.

Dr_Bassim said:
Well boys pace it is.

And rookie spinners.

Never mind.

"We will smash 'em" says selection committee.
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Good squad tbh. Dunno why people are hating on it. Can see why Bilal was picked as he's an offspinner.

I'd play
1. Imam
2. Azhar
3. Fakhar
4. Haris
5. Babar
6. Asad
7. Sarfraz
8. Yasir
9. Bilal
10. Abbas
11. Hamza

I'd like to see the offspinner get a go. I don't really want Hasan bowling in UAE, he's been off colour and perhaps not even fully fit. He'll just be run into the ground here I think. Just make sure he's fit and injury free by the time the world cup comes along.

Riaz I'm just not sure about anymore. I don't see him holding his place down in the team, and he's always going to be pretty wayward, I don't see him ever being consistent like Abbas. A nice backup but not sure it's building for the future, especially given that as soon as Pak step out of Asia, I don't think Riaz will get picked anyway. I'd also like to see how Hamza bowls given his phenomenal domestic record.

If we realise that we need a genuine quick, then drop Hamza for Riaz.
 
Hawkeye said:
This is going to be a repeat of Asia Cup disaster.

Sadly it's clear now that Mickey Arthur is clueless.

Why on earth there's no proper spinner on these dead slow low tracks apart from Yasir???

Yasir is only effective on day 4 or 5 mostly when the pitch has roughed up enough. Aussies usually have no issues with leggies if not pressurized.

Woeful selection there.
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I am shocked that Mr. Inzimam didnt bother to consult Misbah before making the decisions.

Misbah had his faults but at least in UAE he got his selections bang on target.

A polite phone call would have done the trick.
 
Why pick Shadab when he's not fit. To pick him ahead of 4 specialist spinners (Zafar Gohar, Mohammad Asghar, Raza Hasan and Mohammad Irfan - the leggie) who could be groomed and have a big impact on the future is outrageous.

Bilal Asif age 33, average 31 in first class cricket :14:
 
I think Mickey is making it pretty clear he doesn't want to return to Hafeez. If we were looking at our strongest spin attack, you'd probably include Hafeez who'd provide the offspin. Yasir would be the main leg spin bowler, and then you'd select another specialist spinner maybe Ashgar or Zafar in the squad. Thus 3 proper spin options in the team.

I think Bilal was the pick because they didn't want to go back to Hafeez.
 
No specialist second spinner? What happened to Asghar, Gohar, or Raza Hasan? Shadab, Hassan Ali, Faheem, and Bilal are horrible selections. If they needed an off spinner they could've gone with Hafeez.
 
Two genuine spinners should have been selected . Spinners mean bowlers “who can spin it”
 
Dr_Bassim said:
I am shocked that Mr. Inzimam didnt bother to consult Misbah before making the decisions.

Misbah had his faults but at least in UAE he got his selections bang on target.

A polite phone call would have done the trick.
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Misbah was a defensive captain with timid mentality.Sarfaraz though is on par with IK!
Misbah's era was worse too.We won an Asia cup and reached the final of the other. :)
 
To me squad should have been like this,

1. Azhar Ali
2. Imam Ul Haq
3. Haris Sohail
4. Asad Shafiq
5. Babar Azam
6. Usman Salahuddin
7. Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain- WK)
8. Yasir Shah
9. Zafar Gowhar
10. Junaid Khan
11. Muhammad Abbas
12. Saad Ali
13. Shan Masood/Sami Aslam
14. Wahab Riaz
15. Mir Hamza
16. Mohammad Asgar
 
MenInG said:
17 Member Test Squad announced for the series against Australia In UAE



Lahore- September 27, 2018: The National Selection Committee headed by Inzamam ul Haq after consultation with Captain Sarfraz Ahmed and Head Coach Mickey Arthur has announced the 17-member Test squad for the two-match Test series against Australia. “The team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions of the UAE, where Mohammad Amir has been dropped from the side and Wahab Riaz and Mir Hamza comes in the side. Three spinners Shahdab Khan, Yasir Shah and Bilal Asif have been kept in the squad keeping in view the UAE wickets. Furthermore, Rizwan Ahmed makes a comeback in the Test squad,” concludes Chief Selector Inzamam ul Haq.





Pakistan Test Team against Australia in UAE 2018

1. Azhar Ali
2. Fakhar Zaman
3. Imam Ul Haq
4. Babar Azam
5. Asad Shafiq
6. Haris Sohail
7. Usman Salahuddin
8. Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain- WK)
9. Yasir Shah
10. Shadab Khan
11. Bilal Asif
12. Muhammad Abbas
13. Hassan Ali
14. Wahab Riaz
15. Faheem Ashraf
16. Mir Hamza
17. Muhammad Rizwan (WK)
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Saad Ali with 45.71 FC average is dropped?
 
ads101 said:
Good squad tbh. Dunno why people are hating on it. Can see why Bilal was picked as he's an offspinner.

I'd play
1. Imam
2. Azhar
3. Fakhar
4. Haris
5. Babar
6. Asad
7. Sarfraz
8. Yasir
9. Bilal
10. Abbas
11. Hamza

I'd like to see the offspinner get a go. I don't really want Hasan bowling in UAE, he's been off colour and perhaps not even fully fit. He'll just be run into the ground here I think. Just make sure he's fit and injury free by the time the world cup comes along.

Riaz I'm just not sure about anymore. I don't see him holding his place down in the team, and he's always going to be pretty wayward, I don't see him ever being consistent like Abbas. A nice backup but not sure it's building for the future, especially given that as soon as Pak step out of Asia, I don't think Riaz will get picked anyway. I'd also like to see how Hamza bowls given his phenomenal domestic record.

If we realise that we need a genuine quick, then drop Hamza for Riaz.
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If there is a better offspinner than Bilal and a better fast bowler than Hamza then they should have been selected . Apart from that this is the best realistic XI. Having watched Junaid bowl the perfect UAE length yesterday though I wondered if they could have included Junaid instead of Hamza base on his current firm. If he can bowl the same way with the new ball and reverse the old ball he'd be more valuable than any other pacer bar Abbas who picks himself.
 
One thing I forgot to add.What is the use of Rizwan(a reserve WK) in a two match test series when the captain won't be dropped.Saad Ali could have easily grabbed that spot. *Facepalm*
 
srh said:
Saad Ali with 45.71 FC average is dropped?
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Has been averaging 23 with the bat this season. He is in the A team squad so has a chance to prove himself there.
 
Absolutely garbage squad.

I can see Lyon licking his chops at the sight of Babar, Shafiq, Sarfraz, Salahuddin, and Imam.

Mohammad Rizwan? The guy who can’t score is the one you pick to replace someone who the entire balance of the team is dependent on. If we are 150-5, can you expect him to score 50?

And Five Pacers? Three Spinners?

Mickey, you just hit me with that lead pipe in the back of my knees!

Why?
 
Pakistan Test Team against Australia in UAE 2018

1. Azhar Ali
2. Fakhar Zaman
3. Imam Ul Haq
4. Babar Azam
5. Asad Shafiq
6. Haris Sohail
7. Usman Salahuddin
8. Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain- WK)
9. Yasir Shah
10. Shadab Khan
11. Bilal Asif
12. Muhammad Abbas
13. Hassan Ali
14. Wahab Riaz
15. Faheem Ashraf
16. Mir Hamza
17. Muhammad Rizwan (WK)[/QUOTE]

No, Shan Masood. Yeh Cheez ...finally. Merit Prevails, this parchee ruined so many tests for Pakistan. But Juniad Khan should be in the side instead of Hassan Ali. But still very happy to See Shan Masood dropped
 
I would not mind the dropping of Amir so much if it meant Junaid was in but Riaz is the definition of TTF. It was just 6 months ago the head coach of this side was saying "he has not won us games in years"...now this same coach and player are supposed to get a long?

Terrible decision making.
 
barah_admi said:
I would not mind the dropping of Amir so much if it meant Junaid was in but Riaz is the definition of TTF. It was just 6 months ago the head coach of this side was saying "he has not won us games in years"...now this same coach and player are supposed to get a long?

Terrible decision making.
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Wahab can bowl 150 kmph
 
The squad is fine except our bowling attack.

You don't win matches with just pace in the UAE. You need at least two proper full time spinners.

Same mistake in the Asia Cup.
 
Squad shows what Mickey's been planning to do. play both Yasir Shah & Shahdab and play Faheem Ashraf as the 3rd pacer/allrounder. Their is no way Faheem can out-bowl Amir so he is there as an allrounder. But who is going to share the new ball with Abbas, Wahab or Hassan ali?
I hope Abbas has learned how to Bowl Bouncers from his current County Stint, otherwise everyone will stand out of their crease while facing him.
 
Hawkeye said:
The squad is fine except our bowling attack.

You don't win matches with just pace in the UAE. You need at least two proper full time spinners.

Same mistake in the Asia Cup.
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Yasir Shah & Shadab Khan will both play with Harris Sohail as the part time spinner
 
I would go with...

Imam
Azhar
Babar
Shafiq
Salahuddin
Fakhar
Sarfraz
Bilal Asif
Yasir Shah
Wahab Riaz
Abbas

You need seven batsmen as this team will no doubt have a collapse within the top five at some point (probably 3 out of 4 innings).

Then, you have a off and leg spin combination as the Aussies have a lot of lefties in their lineup.

Abbas can be used for the new ball and in tandem with Wahab for the old ball.

Yasir hasn’t bowled since his marathon spell against SL since last year. So he has had a long rest and we can afford him to bowl along with Asif for 35-40 overs a day.
 
So no luck with the spin again? while Yasir is in last few years of his career. Shadab who doesn't merit place in ODIs and not a great last test matches they introduced another spinner who is 33 yrs old have avg of 32 and SR of 68 as bowler:salute
 
Fineline said:
He is still better than the likes of Amir and Hassan on these slow UAE tracks!
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Amir and hasan shouldnt be near test/odis for couple series atleast. So besides Wahab we couldn't find any other young pacer for "This Australia" UAE series?
 
Don't see what the hoopla is about. Bilal Asif is a handy bowler in good form, should be around the same quality as an over the hill Zulfiqar Babar was last time Australia toured, and that was with a stronger batting lineup. That team got destroyed by Yasir and Zulfi.

Azhar
Imam
Babar
Salahuddin
Haris
Shafiq
Sarfraz
Bilal
Yasir
Abbas
Wahab
 
Plumb said:
Amir and hasan shouldnt be near test/odis for couple series atleast. So besides Wahab we couldn't find any other young pacer for "This Australia" UAE series?
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We could have gone with Shaheen but our dumb selectors donot give two hoots about the recent matches.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
If there is a better offspinner than Bilal and a better fast bowler than Hamza then they should have been selected . Apart from that this is the best realistic XI. Having watched Junaid bowl the perfect UAE length yesterday though I wondered if they could have included Junaid instead of Hamza base on his current firm. If he can bowl the same way with the new ball and reverse the old ball he'd be more valuable than any other pacer bar Abbas who picks himself.
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Mir Hamza's bowling average is 17.74, bowling strike rate is 38.4 and economy rate is 2.77 in domestic FC. He is selected on merit.
 
Overall a meh squad. Batting wise no major complaints other than Fakhar. Sami Alsam could have been a better choice than Fakhar as he has been struggling on UAE pitches. Good to see that Shan Masood was not selected as the 3rd opener. Saad Ali drop makes sense as he has been out of form in the domestic season. It is good that he will be now in the A side playing against Aus, NZ A and England Lions.

Bowling seems undercooked. Don't understand the rational of selecting Hassan Ali and Faheem. Hassan Ali seems to be out of form and struggles with fitness in tests. Faheem is not a intl. test class bowler to be honest. Better selections would have been a young pacer and an additional spinner. As Wahab will most likely partner Abbas, young pacer could have benefited by being close to the team.

My biggest worries are the spineers. Only Bilal Asif seems to be in form. Yasir hasn't done much in domestic. And I would have selected someone like Khalid Usman instead of Shadab as Shadab is not test ready. Seems to be struggling with fitness too.

I would have selected a young pacer, Usman Khalid (only for this tour as he seems to be among the wickets) and Hafeez (only for UAE) in place of Hassan/Faheem, Shadab and Haris Sohail. Yes, Hafeez won't succeed in South Africa but we can use him here in place of Haris Sohail as he is in form and can be the fifth bowler. I think Pak missed a big trick by not selecting Hafeez.
 
Disappointed to see no zafar gohar or specialist spinner other than yasir. In UAE you need 2 quality specialist spinners.
 
boomboomcheema said:
Dropping Amir for tough series in UAE but will be brought back on pitches of SA, Australia, England and NZ.

Wahab Riaz back to do the Donkey work on dead pitches while Amir will be the first choice bowler outside Asia.

The Wonderboy treatment continues.
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Horses for courses, not bad idea.
 
people here are underestimating Australia that we have the best spin attack and we 'll get them out cheaply. If there is one team I would be afraid of until the last ball is bowled is Australia.

Even with their main players are out expect them to play great cricket. They are very strong mentally and can come hard on pakistan. Only time will tell if selecting these spinners will do any good than harm.
 
ManFan said:
Absolutely garbage squad.

I can see Lyon licking his chops at the sight of Babar, Shafiq, Sarfraz, Salahuddin, and Imam.

Mohammad Rizwan? The guy who can’t score is the one you pick to replace someone who the entire balance of the team is dependent on. If we are 150-5, can you expect him to score 50?

And Five Pacers? Three Spinners?

Mickey, you just hit me with that lead pipe in the back of my knees!

Why?
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Who are better batsmen in your domestic apart from those 5?
 
Pathetic squad for UAE tests! Inzi has not learnt from his mistake.

No 2nd specialist spinner? Does he expect Yasir to bowl 120 overs in the match? Have they gone mad? Same mistake we made against Lanka.

Also too many bits and pieces players and not enough grafters for these slow and low wickets ala Fawad Alam, Saad Ali, Saud Shakeel. These guys do not gift their wickets.

Only positive being Wahab on a UAE wicket.

It wouldn't surprise me if AUS draws aur wins the series here against these bits and pieces cricketers.
 
We don't need that many pacers. Horrible selection. Has Inzi and Mickey not learned anything from the SL series and Asia Cup? Misbah left a perfect template for UAE Tests. Even a dud like Zulfi chacha proved useful in bowling the amount of overs to lessen the workload on others.

Zafar Gohar should have been selected.
 
for some reason i dont like usman salahuddin and feel like he doesn't have it in him to become a good Test player.
 
Not too many complaints with that squad. It's a bowlers graveyard, so any young bowler being tried would've suffered and at least Wahab will bring "experience" if required. Also with so many left handers in the Australian team, it makes sense to have an off spinner and Bilal Asif has performed well this season earning his place in the team. All the batting changes are based on merit as well. Shan Masood is a limited overs player so is rightfully left out the squad. Saad Ali is in terrible form this season and doesn't deserve a place in the team. Everyone's been complaining about lack of competition for Sarfaraz so now we've got Rizwan, who is the only real competition at present, and people are still complaining. The only other wicketkeeper performing in domestic cricket is Mohammad Hasan and he's an even weaker batsman than Rizwan.

The only player I'm not sure deserves to be in the squad is Shadab. I don't think he's ready for Test cricket yet but if he's just there as a back-up, then he might learn some good habits and tips from Yasir Shah. Also looking at domestic performances very few of his competitors have really done much to justify getting a spot ahead of him. The best performer has been Kashif Bhatti, who is already 32 and people would've been even more annoyed if he'd been called up due to his lack of public profile.
 
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