"I never said I wanted to inject the Australian style of cricket; I want us to play our authentic style": Jason Gillespie

[FearlessRoar]

Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie, during a press conference ahead of the 2nd Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh:

When asked about the over-rate in the 1st Test match:

"We will assess the conditions and make a decision based on over-rates, which were poor and unacceptable in the first Test. We need to improve and complete our overs quicker. We are aware that the opposition can call for gloves and drinks at regular intervals, so we must be mindful of that. Although we cannot control it, we can control our energy levels and ensure we complete our overs as quickly as possible."

When asked about the inclusion of Abrar Ahmed:

"Abrar Ahmed is in the 12-member squad. We wanted an extra bowler in the 12 due to the unpredictable weather conditions, which prevented us from assessing the pitch for the last couple of days. We will do our best to be informed and assess the conditions to determine what we need to do to take 20 wickets."

When asked about Australian-style cricket:

"I never said I want to inject the Australian style of cricket. Instead, I want us to play our authentic style. We have skilled players, and I want them to play to their strengths. As a team, we want to play positively, which means having good energy and body language. In batting, we talk about getting to the other end and being busy, scoring singles and twos, not just fours and sixes. In bowling, we aim to be ruthless, consistent, and challenging to the opposition's defense."

"I consider it an absolute privilege to represent your country, and the players are aware of that. They love playing for Pakistan, and as a coach, I want the team to play with freedom and intent. However, players must take responsibility and execute their skills."

When asked about the 1st Test match:

"Shan Masood is a very positive captain. We showed our intent in the first game with a declaration, but it didn't work out. I give full credit to the opposition for playing well. We will look for ways to win the game by taking positive options at all times. I am confident we will have success by doing so."

"We have prepared well, although the weather prevented us from training much today and yesterday. We had a fantastic session yesterday and are disappointed about losing the first Test. We have reviewed and learned from that game, focusing on the upcoming match. The team is excited and ready for the battle."

When asked about Shaheen Shah Afridi being rested:

"Shaheen Shah Afridi has missed out on this game, and we had a good conversation with him. He understands and appreciates our thinking. We are looking at the best combination for this game, and this is the way we want to go. We will assess the conditions in the morning and decide the exact lineup of bowlers. Shaheen Shah Afridi has received feedback and is working on his bowling with Azhar Mahmood. We want to see him at his best and believe he can play a big role in the next six months."

When asked about his satisfaction with Pakistan's performance:

"There are lessons we can take from that game. We played well early on but found ourselves in trouble due to unlucky dismissals and decisions. However, we fought back and posted a good score. I am happy with how we stayed calm and pleased with our efforts with the ball and in the field. Our last day of batting let us down, and we know we could have done better. We have discussed what we can do differently and better in similar situations."

 

[mominsaigol]

Agree with Jason on the declaration part, but why aren't you trying to adapt the aussie style?

What's wrong with that style? Have you seen the Pakistani style atm

 

[MenInG]

Agree with Jason on the declaration part, but why aren't you trying to adapt the aussie style?

What's wrong with that style? Have you seen the Pakistani style atm

He can only be as good as the players he has to work with, unfortunately.

 

[Varun]

Poor Gillespie and Kirsten: what have they got themselves into?

 

[gibsyhesperis]

Poor Gillespie and Kirsten: what have they got themselves into?

I knew they would regret it.
It’s astonishing why foreign coaches of some repute get tempted by the PCB.
I guess they get paid well, but surely there are less stressful gigs 9n the franchise circuits

 

[The Bald Eagle]

If JG can't inject the Australian style then I am afraid his tenure would be a failure.

 

[gibsyhesperis]

If JG can't inject the Australian style then I am afraid his tenure would be a failure.

Not sure you can inject the Australian style without Australian players.
Each country should develop a style of cricket that suits them and their players — to ape the style of another country, without the requisite players, is foolhardy.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Atleast they could try, Mccullum brought his NZ team philosophy to England in 2015 series and Morgan copied it to prop up the England champions team of last decade

Not sure you can inject the Australian style without Australian players.
Each country should develop a style of cricket that suits them and their players — to ape the style of another country, without the requisite players, is foolhardy.

 

[Varun]

Agree with Jason on the declaration part, but why aren't you trying to adapt the aussie style?

What's wrong with that style? Have you seen the Pakistani style atm

This one?

 

[RidiculousMan]

Poor outing from Jason and Gary so far. Both on and off the field

 

[Nikhil_cric]

He shouldn't get carried away by the hype of PAK management and fans. PAK phasht bowlers have not consistently won Test matches for them in decades.

It's not a strength of this team.

 

[TheSultan]

For those who want the “Australian style”. What exactly is the Australian style?

Aussie grit and determination? Yes he should be able to infuse that. What else?

He can’t give all the bowlers an extra 5mph pace can he? He cant turn them in to Aussie fielders either. Yes maybe more intent with the bat, but the Aussies aren’t extreme in red ball run rate compared to say England

 

[Misia]

Pakistan cricket DOESNT have a team at present. what Pakistan cricket has is a selection of players with big heads/egos and half blind fan following that allows them to be treated like super models.
UNTIL such time that these players are TOUT how to or LEARN to play as a unit "ONE NATION/ONE TEAM" Pakistan cricket will NOT have a cricket team!

 

[Misia]

We want to be better than each other, rizwan wants to be better than babar , in every innings Rizwan wantsa to outscore babar and vice versa.this is a common issue amongs our people its not just riz/bab I'm using them as example its stats personal milestones. But then the forget they are not playing a friendly game in gully muhalla its for they're county. We have this thing built into our DNA we have to be better than everyone next us no matter who we stab in back .

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Maybe

Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie, during a press conference ahead of the 2nd Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh:

When asked about the over-rate in the 1st Test match:

"We will assess the conditions and make a decision based on over-rates, which were poor and unacceptable in the first Test. We need to improve and complete our overs quicker. We are aware that the opposition can call for gloves and drinks at regular intervals, so we must be mindful of that. Although we cannot control it, we can control our energy levels and ensure we complete our overs as quickly as possible."

When asked about the inclusion of Abrar Ahmed:

"Abrar Ahmed is in the 12-member squad. We wanted an extra bowler in the 12 due to the unpredictable weather conditions, which prevented us from assessing the pitch for the last couple of days. We will do our best to be informed and assess the conditions to determine what we need to do to take 20 wickets."

When asked about Australian-style cricket:

"I never said I want to inject the Australian style of cricket. Instead, I want us to play our authentic style. We have skilled players, and I want them to play to their strengths. As a team, we want to play positively, which means having good energy and body language. In batting, we talk about getting to the other end and being busy, scoring singles and twos, not just fours and sixes. In bowling, we aim to be ruthless, consistent, and challenging to the opposition's defense."

"I consider it an absolute privilege to represent your country, and the players are aware of that. They love playing for Pakistan, and as a coach, I want the team to play with freedom and intent. However, players must take responsibility and execute their skills."

When asked about the 1st Test match:

"Shan Masood is a very positive captain. We showed our intent in the first game with a declaration, but it didn't work out. I give full credit to the opposition for playing well. We will look for ways to win the game by taking positive options at all times. I am confident we will have success by doing so."

"We have prepared well, although the weather prevented us from training much today and yesterday. We had a fantastic session yesterday and are disappointed about losing the first Test. We have reviewed and learned from that game, focusing on the upcoming match. The team is excited and ready for the battle."

When asked about Shaheen Shah Afridi being rested:

"Shaheen Shah Afridi has missed out on this game, and we had a good conversation with him. He understands and appreciates our thinking. We are looking at the best combination for this game, and this is the way we want to go. We will assess the conditions in the morning and decide the exact lineup of bowlers. Shaheen Shah Afridi has received feedback and is working on his bowling with Azhar Mahmood. We want to see him at his best and believe he can play a big role in the next six months."

When asked about his satisfaction with Pakistan's performance:

"There are lessons we can take from that game. We played well early on but found ourselves in trouble due to unlucky dismissals and decisions. However, we fought back and posted a good score. I am happy with how we stayed calm and pleased with our efforts with the ball and in the field. Our last day of batting let us down, and we know we could have done better. We have discussed what we can do differently and better in similar situations."

Maybe inject some Australian honesty & merit.

Imam ul Haq Test Average 37.30 & ICC ranking 37 Dropped.
Vs
Shan Masood Test Average 28.10 & ICC ranking 67 Captain ? how

Shan Masood's ICC ranking for Batting is even lower than that of Sarfaraz Ahmed who is ranked 66. Go figure

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Pakistan cricket DOESNT have a team at present. what Pakistan cricket has is a selection of players with big heads/egos and half blind fan following that allows them to be treated like super models.
UNTIL such time that these players are TOUT how to or LEARN to play as a unit "ONE NATION/ONE TEAM" Pakistan cricket will NOT have a cricket team!

The issue is merit, where is merit? Does Shan Masood even merits a place in this Side?

 

[gibsyhesperis]

For those who want the “Australian style”. What exactly is the Australian style?

Aussie grit and determination? Yes he should be able to infuse that. What else?

He can’t give all the bowlers an extra 5mph pace can he? He cant turn them in to Aussie fielders either. Yes maybe more intent with the bat, but the Aussies aren’t extreme in red ball run rate compared to say England

Aussie teams have always prided themselves on grit and determination — Benaud, Chappell (Ian), Border, Waugh etc.
Pakistani teams have always had a soft underbelly, apart from a relatively short period under Imran, when Pakistan competed with the best in Test cricket.

Culturally grit and determination is not who we are - why on Earth does anyone think the appointment of one foreign coach will suddenly instill something that has been absent for decades.

As Adam Gilchrist once said “the secret to playing against Pakistan is to get under there skin and put them under pressure — they fold like a pack of cards”

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Still struggling to comprehend we lost to BD in a test match at home. This team is reaching new lows every year.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Australia can make even average team look like giants purely with their fielding something that Subcontinent teams can never compete with. Pakistan traditionally relies on super stars to win matches. When there are no super stars they can go swing from one extreme to another extreme. Shaheen afridi's new ball bursts have given a false sense of security. Even with him striking there was no middle over control. Now with Shaheen is also not striking upfront it looks even worse.

This stat is from 2021. Still it gives a fair indication of where Pakistan bowling stands. Not enough strikes with new ball

 

[Bhaijaan]

Gillespi has not been relevant ever since KP took his jewels in Ashes 2005 tour. One tour ended his career and he was never the same again and that’s been his lasting legacy unfortunately.

Pre Ashes 2005 Gillespi had a HOF career.

The man who could not lift himself, how could he lift the Pakistan cricket team?

 

[Savak]

Gillespi has not been relevant ever since KP took his jewels in Ashes 2005 tour. One tour ended his career and he was never the same again and that’s been his lasting legacy unfortunately.

Pre Ashes 2005 Gillespi had a HOF career.

The man who could not lift himself, how could he lift the Pakistan cricket team?

Or maybe he took the right honorable route out ie bowing out knowing he wasn't good enough anymore.

The Australian cricket system is ruthless, you don't perform you get shafted for others unlike Pakistan where senior players are given extended runs because of status, past performances.

 

[TheSultan]

Aussie teams have always prided themselves on grit and determination — Benaud, Chappell (Ian), Border, Waugh etc.
Pakistani teams have always had a soft underbelly, apart from a relatively short period under Imran, when Pakistan competed with the best in Test cricket.

Culturally grit and determination is not who we are - why on Earth does anyone think the appointment of one foreign coach will suddenly instill something that has been absent for decades.

As Adam Gilchrist once said “the secret to playing against Pakistan is to get under there skin and put them under pressure — they fold like a pack of cards”

Fair point, I’m not saying he can infuse it completely or even quickly or at all. What I meant to say was - what is the definition of “Aussie Style” that everyone’s talking about? If people mean grit and determination, then fine, but that’s not a style, it’s a characteristic.

I like the example of the Gilly comment. I remember Steve Waugh saying something similar.

What I would like to see is someone to infuse some thinking in to the team. The biggest problem with the recent teams is they just play on autopilot without a plan or strategy or even the will to win.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

So get used to it Gillespie Bhai because they r actually playing cricket in their authentic style where no one takes responsibility for the game and everyone just tries to save their own neck.

 

[gibsyhesperis]

Fair point, I’m not saying he can infuse it completely or even quickly or at all. What I meant to say was - what is the definition of “Aussie Style” that everyone’s talking about? If people mean grit and determination, then fine, but that’s not a style, it’s a characteristic.

I like the example of the Gilly comment. I remember Steve Waugh saying something similar.

What I would like to see is someone to infuse some thinking in to the team. The biggest problem with the recent teams is they just play on autopilot without a plan or strategy or even the will to win.

That’s fair.
The thing I loved about the Imran/Javed era was the aggression, never say die attitude — never give an inch.
We are such a passive, low energy team now (and have been for such a long time).

If Gillespie can change that, he is worth his weight in gold.

 

[shaz619]

What is the Pakistani style, pointing their backsides towards the opposition?

They even practice it in training….

 

[Savak]

A coach needs atleast a year to leave his blueprint, mark on the team. Unfair to judge Kirsten and Gillespie so early in their tenures.

 

[TheSultan]

That’s fair.
The thing I loved about the Imran/Javed era was the aggression, never say die attitude — never give an inch.
We are such a passive, low energy team now (and have been for such a long time).

If Gillespie can change that, he is worth his weight in gold.

100% correct. As border said on that viral merv Hughes “fat bus conductor”story, the aussies didn’t even want to sledge Imran and Miandad or it will motivate them more!

That’s what tough competitors Imran and Javed were. These current jokers are an insult to Pakistan cricket. Tbh so were some of the other teams including the insanely talented 90s teams - as you said “soft underbelly”.

 

[giri26]

You cannot infuse Aussie style suddenly at the highest level. What Kirsten and Gillespie can do is to improve the current mental state of the players in Pakistan cricket and improve the fitness levels, skills etc which eventually might trickle down to future generations. For example you can coach 10 batters to play with the same skills as Virat but you can never teach his mental strength, determination and match awareness etc. Each player with the help of the coaching staff or by themselves need to work on it and improve. There is no easy route to do that. Gillespie and Kirsten do not spend team's off season in Pakistan, so they do not know what the players are doing. Virat wanted to work hard on all the aspects and did it on his own and then infused the same culture on rest of his team members and the others were ready to follow that.

The others worked on their skills as well. India was for long a timid cricket team and they changed after few leaders back to back improved the mentality slowly which trickled down to the younger generations later.

You need willing players who are ready to work on themselves even when they are not playing for Pakistan and are not being coached by Gillespie and Kirsten. That's when the change will happen, no one can teach you such skills in a month or so. The change in overall mentality depends on developing a team culture, making it clear that only players ready to embrace it can make it to the national team. This is what Ganguly, Virat etc did. Does Pakistan have such a leader? Shan Masood seems more like a spokesperson for the Pakistan team than a cricketer and a leader. Does the team actually respect him as a player or the captain? Does Pakistan have a player who will captain and also work with the coaches to actually make that change? There are lots of factors, you cannot just have a coach wanting to instill something, it never works that way. Greg Chappell tried that when he was the coach and without receptive players it did not work. His methods might have been radical but he had some good ideas. The players at that time weren't ready to accept those changes and he failed.

So we can sit at our homes and expect couple of very good international coaches to change the team culture and mentality with a magic wand but that is not going to happen. Pakistan needs to identify a leader who can not only earn respect from the players but also can commit to bringing about a change. Currently I don't see anyone in the Pakistan team who can be a Ganguly, Dhoni or Virat. I don't know about the domestics but I assume Pakistan thought Shan was that person but he apparently is not.

 

[Misia]

The issue is merit, where is merit? Does Shan Masood even merits a place in this Side?

Yaar plz stop with this merit rubbish
Did all Babbars mates merit their places or is your issue only because Shan is a far better captain than Babar can and will ever be.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Yaar plz stop with this merit rubbish
Did all Babbars mates merit their places or is your issue only because Shan is a far better captain than Babar can and will ever be.

I am not saying there are not other wrong selections there are plenty. But Shan is by far the biggest and worst example of Nepotism. And he is the captain. I agree Babar's captaincy has been poor. But Shan's insipid captaincy cost us one of the most embarrassing loss. First Shan went into a test without a spinner Who does that on a Sub continental pitch. Than he declared for a score that was not good enough, doesn't Shan know how high scoring tests have been in (Pakistan) in the last few years. The goal in Tests should be not to bat a second time. That declaration was the argument in the dressing room because Shan misread the pitch. Third he can't unite the team, so no people skills. The last and most important is, what he is doing in the side with an average of 28? (why would anyone with a higher batting average listen to him)

 

[Misia]

I am not saying there are not other wrong selections there are plenty. But Shan is by far the biggest and worst example of Nepotism. And he is the captain. I agree Babar's captaincy has been poor. But Shan's insipid captaincy cost us one of the most embarrassing loss. First Shan went into a test without a spinner Who does that on a Sub continental pitch. Than he declared for a score that was not good enough, doesn't Shan know how high scoring tests have been in (Pakistan) in the last few years. The goal in Tests should be not to bat a second time. That declaration was the argument in the dressing room because Shan misread the pitch. Third he can't unite the team, so no people skills. The last and most important is, what he is doing in the side with an average of 28? (why would anyone with a higher batting average listen to him)

Your a Shan hater pure and pure, your fine with all the other bs as long as Shan isn't in the team or. captain. You can't blame one man for than 2nd innings shambles , im guessing its also Shan's fault your Babar aka Koli wannabe has yet to learn how to play against spin. Shakeel trotting down the pitch is that Shan's fault.

 

[mominsaigol]

Your a Shan hater pure and pure, your fine with all the other bs as long as Shan isn't in the team or. captain. You can't blame one man for than 2nd innings shambles , im guessing its also Shan's fault your Babar aka Koli wannabe has yet to learn how to play against spin. Shakeel trotting down the pitch is that Shan's fault.

Shan's captaincy in terms of onfield decisions have been worse this bamgaldesh series then babar's usual onfield tactics lol.

He was only better against australia in terms of onfield tactics.

 

[Master Blaster]

He's absolutely right. Should stick with Pak's authentic style of Tuk Tuk cricket.

 

[AMSS]

Gillespie is already making ''I never said'', ''I never promised'' statements. I thought these would come at least a year later into the job.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie, during a press conference at end of Day 4 of 2nd Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh:

Why was Naseem Shah left out of the playing XI in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh and thoughts on Shaheen Shah Afridi?

We looked at conditions and surfaces, and then we considered what a good combination would be. Also taking into account what we saw before this game, reflecting on the performances of previous games, and this is where we landed.

I think in the first innings, if you saw, at one point we had Bangladesh in a strife and we bowled quite well. Our lines and lengths were excellent. I suppose the only thing was that when we came back to the afternoon session after lunch, Bangladesh played really well.

But I reflected on that and spoke to the bowlers about it this morning: we need to identify those periods where the ball gets a little bit older and the surface settles down, and we got to really hang in such times. Not try to search for wickets then because you can fall into the trap then. I think that's probably what we did a little bit and then suffered because of it.

But there are a few things that we hope Shaheen can work on. But currently he is having an eventful time in his personal life, so all that being considered, we want Shaheen to be at his very best for as much cricket as possible (in future). He is an all-format player, and we have a pretty heavy schedule, so we are going to make sure that he is fit and fine and bowls at his very best.

We are trying to build a squad mentality so that we don't rely on a few players. We are trying to create an environment where we could see things holistically and make informed decisions regarding the squad as per conditions and surfaces. So this way we could always put our best foot forward.


Thoughts on conditions and Pakistan pacers performance with the old ball:

I am happy with the conditions, but getting Mohammad Ali off for a period yesterday was a blow for us. But certainly, his health was most important. He was struggling a bit, so we needed to get him off and assess a bit. And thankfully he is OK now and was about to start bowling before the rain came in.

We knew we were not as effective after lunch yesterday, but we always talk about being ruthless, being disciplined, and bowling with intent. We went a bit off the plan there, and I challenged the bowlers pretty strongly there. I don't want to take credit off the Bangladesh batters for how well they batted then, but we should have executed our bowling plans well then in that situation and also we need to ensure that our execution of plans is always bang on target.

In the first Test match, there had been some positives for us where we were sent in and found ourselves in trouble early, but then good partnerships put us in a position to drive the game and force a result for the Test. Unfortunately, we didn't bowl well, and Bangladesh played well, and then in the 2nd inning, our batting hasn't been as good in both games as we wanted it to be.

So, the big positive for us is to have a good start even after losing early wicket. In this game we had a big partnership of 107 between Shan and Saim after the fall of Abdullah's wicket. Also, we had like 5 partnerships between 25 and 32. So we are getting a good start but failing to capitalize on them to be 75 or 100 plus so we could drive the game as per our will.

Also, besides Abdullah, our top 6 out of 7 players faced 29, 30 deliveries, so the lads are setting in but failing to make the most of it as our opposition is doing. I am quite happy with our bowlers and challenging them pretty hard on their discipline and ruthlessness, and this is going to be an ongoing process for us.

So, in order to be a good cricket side and compete with the best, we need to make sure we are nailing the basics well time and time again over time.


Thoughts on the current bad form of Babar Azam:

Look Babar is a quality player, and he got a couple of good starts, but like a few players, he hasn't been able to convert those starts.

He is a world-class player, and I am sure we are going to see him score big runs very soon. He is quite disappointed that he could not convert those starts well, but I am looking forward to seeing him do really well.


Thoughts on improvement in team performances in general:

Test cricket is a game of patience and being disciplined in whatever you do. And if you can do that longer than the opposition, then it enables you to drive the result of the game. Probably these two Tests we haven't quite done that but have shown glimpses of it. So, we need to put good sessions and days of cricket together. So, we do have a good session and then a not so good session. So, we need to make this gap smaller (between good sessions).


On working on players flaws:

I am really proud to get to know more about this amazing group of players. I am learning more about what they are and what makes them tick. I love their work ethics with their cricket. They are striving hard to get better each and every day. And that is very exciting for me and also for the coaches.

Can Pakistan fans hope for better results in England and South Africa?

We have got a game to win tomorrow, hopefully. If we could bowl well tomorrow, then certainly we can win it. A lot of people are thinking that this game is over, but we are certainly not thinking that. Going forward, we do face a lot of challenges, but I am really confident about this group of players, as we have a lot of quality in the dressing room.

Absolutely, there are a few areas where we need to sharpen up, and I am not shying away from it.

On preferring Salman Ali Agha over Abrar Ahmed as a better wicket taking option:

Well, you could have asked Shan about that, but we decided to give Abrar the opportunity, and certainly there was a bit of something in surface for him. The skipper thought he was going to create potential opportunities for us, and Salman bowled really nicely. So we would reflect on this game to identify better opportunities for players. But you need to understand that Abrar was keeping things tight.

Way forward for Pakistan:

I think hard work, backing, and supporting players are really important here. We have got a diverse group of players, but they just need our support to perform well. And I, as a head coach, would certainly be backing them here.

What's wrong with Abdullah Shafique?

They are good players and don't lose their skills over night. Sometimes players don't score runs or take wickets. So what I am expecting from these players is to be a bit consistent off and on the field. So I think we need to support and back these players instead of making drastic changes after a couple of matches.

If play resumes tomorrow, can Pakistan bowl out the Bangladesh side?

Yep, I have that belief. Admittedly, the odds are in Bangladesh's favor, and we are not shying away from that. But if we walk out there expecting to lose, then we have already lost the match. We took 6/26 in the first inning, so we know we can have an impact with the ball if we bowl really well. So we need good bowling, fielding, and some luck to go our way. This game can create all sorts of drama, and I hope we could do so.

 

[Aami]

I hope you last the 2 years and we'll see where we go from here...

 

[jnaveen1980]

Having been part of the elite ATG Australian test team and scoring 201 runs against Bangladesh as a night watchman watching this charade must have been a shockign experience for him.

Gillespie vs Bangladesh 4 innings 247 runs. average 247.00
Babar vs Bangladesh 8 innings 306 runs average 43.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Your a Shan hater pure and pure, your fine with all the other bs as long as Shan isn't in the team or. captain. You can't blame one man for than 2nd innings shambles , im guessing its also Shan's fault your Babar aka Koli wannabe has yet to learn how to play against spin. Shakeel trotting down the pitch is that Shan's fault.

Where did I blame Shan for 2nd innings batting collapse. But Pakistan's last day batting collapses are no secret, Pakistan has been doing that for years. A captain should be mindful of that fact.
LoL I don't hate Shan, I just want him to do what he is good at, like speaking good English, for sure he will have a bright future in the Commentary box. I would be a fan of Shan the commentator.

It doesn't matter if you are Fan of Shan or not, what matters is did I say anything that is not true about Shan?
Does Shan not have an Average of 28? is that good enough for a frontline batsman?

 

[Banda298]

Poor outing from Jason and Gary so far. Both on and off the field

When the ship has 3- 5 holes out of 11 tanks, the Captain ( Coach) sinks with the ship... u get it ?

 

[RidiculousMan]

When the ship has 3- 5 holes out of 11 tanks, the Captain ( Coach) sinks with the ship... u get it ?

When the ship is sinking. You don't go into it.

 

[Banda298]

When the ship is sinking. You don't go into it.

ofcourse no one wants to go or coach the ship with holes .thats why mickey Arthur was an Online coach , the biggest joke of century

but then a man has to earn his dollars ... u shud actually applaud PCB for landing arguably the best coaches possible as Gary and Jason