I think shaheen had ACL reconstruction surgery on his knee as per doctors a sportsman takes 1-1.5 years of rehab in order to be normal to play any type of sports. I had my ACL surgery and i am not a sportsman and i still dont feel normal altough its been 6 months have passed when i get my surgery done. How on earth shaheen recovered and selected so quickly after his injury
Nah. What's the point. Still got 2 days left in this Test match. They should give their bowlers a rest and bat only once.
Why? They should bat once and bat big.
He brought a drop in pitch- PCB never confirmed what pitch they wanted, just an Ozzie pitch.
Plenty of sportsman don't even get back to their best after ACL rapture, surgery and recovery.
Moved back to aus
I doubt he has much clue about anything in Pakistan. A 70s, 80s or 90s curator from Pakistan might have a better clue about pitches and sand here. If any of them are alive and well at the moment.
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Is is not fair comparison still because Pakistani batters are pathetic. England batters and Joe Root are much superior test players.
They showed him on TV numerous times having chats with commentators and coaches before the start of play on Day One.
Shaheen is already bowling 126 kph deliveries at full length . You don't need batters to make the comparison
Pakistani pitches were flat before 2009. remember sehwag smashing 300 in 2004 series and then 400 opening partnership in 2006.. Sri Lankan tour in 2009 was also run fest at qaddafi .. so this pitch problem goes way back. we were lucky to play a decade of cricket on spin friendly uae tracks and had bit of success
him and a few others hit the deck hard with ridiculous cricketing views
...so what else is new?
Shaheen is not the only bowler in Pakistan side. Moreover if pace is in comparison then Woakes was bowling at 123 lol.
realistically England will target 700 runs and hope Pakistan fold under 250.
I specifically mentioned Carse and Atkinson .
Leach and Bashir will run through Pakistan on day 5
Yes. They do but this pitch has been getting slower and slower as the match has progressed.
Condition of Pakistan fans even after scoring 550+ runs , they can lose the test.
Lara cracked a double ton on this same vanue a SR of 80+ back in 2005. Difference is before PAK bowlers weren't this rubbish. Kaneria was 10000x the bowler that Abrar is.
Nobody can write him off until he want to do it himself. He is a Son in law of shahid afridi who will soon be on a big position in PCB if this ruling regime remains for another 5 years.
Agreed. Flat pitch or not, the fitness and concentration levels of Root and Brook are on a different level.
Just play chacha noman instead of him, at least he has control.
Major, Misbah, SNGPL insist on players who eventually turn out to be useless
Shaheen is very floaty. Naseem maybe at his best can match those guys in terms of bounce.
The Don 18 in 80
Better feeling than winning World Cup this calls for a national holiday.Naseem Shah with new ball
Umpire call
plate of biryani would help. Unfair the coaching staff don't get what their bowlers are serving
the other umpire im sure would have given that out
Our commentators are as fruity as our cricket in general
