I think he could be a very good choice for any other country, unfortunately barring PAK (I am among the few voting No here). Grant Flower had been International cricketer for best part of 2 decades, played County for almost a decade, had his pro-coaching license completed in UK, started coaching in UK at lower capacity, then promoted to National level, albeit Zimbabwe & now finally after about 5 years of coaching in multiple capacity, has got the opportunity to work with a top side. Moreover, he is in the right age bracket - for someone aware of the changes of modern cricket game & the high-tech environment of modern day sports. & I am sure he is hungry enough to establish himself as a coach. Unfortunately, I fear Grant 'll be a failure in PAK, for the extreme ego of PAK players & constant animosity of the PAK retired cricketers, failing to get his post. I am not surprised to see that majority of the posters are questioning his batting credentials - imagine what 'll happen when Grant 'll try put his process & ideas (read authority) on players like Afridi, Umar, Hafeez or Shehzad (actually anybody barring YK & Misbah).
One of Shethi's 10 points was managing the vaunted ego of almost illiterate PAK players & Grant 'll feel the pinch of that badly. I think, "Not so great" players like Buchanan, Fletcher, Ford, Whatmore, Farbrace could work successfully with some of the best batsmen ever, but in PAK most 'll raise questions on what was GF's batting capability. With due respect to John Wright & Gary Kristen's batting capability, they coached the likes of Tendulker, Dravid, VVS, Ganguly, Shewag & MSD for almost a decade, but I am sure, Grant 'll feel hopeless, answering his Test average (to justify coaching the likes of Hafeezs & Afridis), time & again. I think, PCB should look to hire the likes of Imran, Sobers, Gavasker, Tendulker, Viv, Lille or Hadlee for coaching job, otherwise, there are not many left to justify appointment with their career stats for these great generation of PAK batsmen. I mean, Sir Alex, Arsene Wenger or Jose Mourinho can control the MU, Arsenal or Chesea boot room, but unless you are a Viv Richards or Brian Lara, your appointment as batting coach 'll always be challenged in PAK.
Grant flower 'll start to feel the hit from day one, from some of the worst attitude players, incompetent board, unprofessional media, egoistic (& opportunist) retired bunch & his bosses (Waquar & Moin). However, as long as Misbah is Captain, I believe he 'll be backed, for that, I feel Misbah is the only person with some professionalism in entire PAK cricket set up (so, till WC, GF should be there). After C '15, I am not so sure. However, if I were in charge, probably 'll pick both Inzi & Miandad for my best playing XI, but not as my club team's coach. & I used almost the same lines when Zaheer was appointed (Just replace Grant Flower with Trent Woodhill) as batting "Guru".
Grant was the possible best choice, because, there is no professionally competent Coach in PAK (read subcontinent) & I don't think the likes of Greg Chappel, Siddons, Law, Gooch, Marsh, Dean Jones or Langer would ever apply to work under an all time great fast bowler, turned head coach, Waquar Younus.
But, I still 'll vote "NO", because, it's not by chance that PAK ends up with Captains like Afridi, MoYo or Hafeez, & coaches like Mohsin, Moin or M. Akram.
