Abdullah719
T20I Captain
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
- Runs
- 44,825
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"The 5-0 result against Australia is in the past, we're not thinking aboout that series, we're thinking about tomorrow's match and our morale is high. The momentum is with us so hopefully we'll do well against them tomorrow"
"Mickey is a wonderful coach and he's doing really well with us, since the last 3 years he's worked hard with the players. For me and for Pakistan he's a wonderful coach"
"I don't think Pakistani fans will do that (boo Smith). They love cricket and they support players"
"I'm not thinking about what Australia is thinking. We heard about Stoinis' injury and Mitch Marsh's arrival but we're focused on our own team and we'll make plans and hopefully do well against them as a team"
"We can't control the weather, it's for both teams. Definitely if the match is shortened, the plan changes. If the full match happens and the weather is overcast, then if we win the toss we'll definitely want to bowl first"
"England's weather is like this, there can be rain and the next moment there's sunshine. Since our practice yesterday, it's been raining here but we can't tell about tomorrow's weather. It will affect the teams and the situation can be difficult but we're hopeful of a full match tomorrow and a positive result. There's 6 matches left, if we win 4-5 then we can qualify for the SFs"
"This is a World Cup, in bilateral series team go close to 360-370 and can chase it like Pakistan almost chased 370 but these are World Cup matches and targets aren't easy. Scoring 500 isn't easy, once in a blue moon a team can make a massive score but if you look at England, they are also making 330-340. These are World Cup matches, I don't think any team will make 500"
"If teams want to do well, their top order will have to make runs like you can see with India or any other team which is doing well. Their top orders perform and give a set platform. If you look at our team, our top order gave the platform against England and we had confidence and we made 350. So obviously we have plans to counter their top batsmen like Finch, Warner and Smith because these are their backbone. If we can dismiss them early then we can control the game"
"We keep the possibility of a shortened match in mind, we have the option to change the playing XI if a shortened match is likely but we're hopeful we'll get a full match"
"The pitch looked to have a lot of grass, we'll see the condition of the pitch tomorrow"
"Sometimes when you've played in certain grounds then you know more about them but I think both teams are playing here for the first time. We're focusing on our planning and performing well in the match"
"Obviously Australia is a good team and they've lost a match to a good team also, so they will try to play good cricket against us. We know they are a strong team so we'll try to play strong cricket against them"
"The 5-0 result against Australia is in the past, we're not thinking aboout that series, we're thinking about tomorrow's match and our morale is high. The momentum is with us so hopefully we'll do well against them tomorrow"
"Mickey is a wonderful coach and he's doing really well with us, since the last 3 years he's worked hard with the players. For me and for Pakistan he's a wonderful coach"
"I don't think Pakistani fans will do that (boo Smith). They love cricket and they support players"
"I'm not thinking about what Australia is thinking. We heard about Stoinis' injury and Mitch Marsh's arrival but we're focused on our own team and we'll make plans and hopefully do well against them as a team"
"We can't control the weather, it's for both teams. Definitely if the match is shortened, the plan changes. If the full match happens and the weather is overcast, then if we win the toss we'll definitely want to bowl first"
"England's weather is like this, there can be rain and the next moment there's sunshine. Since our practice yesterday, it's been raining here but we can't tell about tomorrow's weather. It will affect the teams and the situation can be difficult but we're hopeful of a full match tomorrow and a positive result. There's 6 matches left, if we win 4-5 then we can qualify for the SFs"
"This is a World Cup, in bilateral series team go close to 360-370 and can chase it like Pakistan almost chased 370 but these are World Cup matches and targets aren't easy. Scoring 500 isn't easy, once in a blue moon a team can make a massive score but if you look at England, they are also making 330-340. These are World Cup matches, I don't think any team will make 500"
"If teams want to do well, their top order will have to make runs like you can see with India or any other team which is doing well. Their top orders perform and give a set platform. If you look at our team, our top order gave the platform against England and we had confidence and we made 350. So obviously we have plans to counter their top batsmen like Finch, Warner and Smith because these are their backbone. If we can dismiss them early then we can control the game"
"We keep the possibility of a shortened match in mind, we have the option to change the playing XI if a shortened match is likely but we're hopeful we'll get a full match"
"The pitch looked to have a lot of grass, we'll see the condition of the pitch tomorrow"
"Sometimes when you've played in certain grounds then you know more about them but I think both teams are playing here for the first time. We're focusing on our planning and performing well in the match"
"Obviously Australia is a good team and they've lost a match to a good team also, so they will try to play good cricket against us. We know they are a strong team so we'll try to play strong cricket against them"
