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Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan international, is understood to have been contacted by England as they look to bring in a spin-bowling consultant for the latter half of the summer.

Talks are continuing with the 39-year-old off-spinner, who took 208 wickets in 49 Tests between 1995 and 2004, over a short-term deal whereby he would join Trevor Bayliss’ side when Pakistan visit England as the second touring side this season.

Saqlain’s appointment would aid Moeen Ali’s development as a spin-bowling all-rounder at international level, even if home conditions will probably dictate a more seam-oriented attack than in the United Arab Emirates last year, which resulted in a 2-0 Test series defeat.

Both Moeen and the leg-spinner Adil Rashid, England’s current frontline pairing for turning pitches, struggled for impact during the Test leg of the tour last November, sharing 17 wickets across the three matches but both going at over four runs an over as Pakistan’s skilled batsmen milked their bowling.

As well as Moeen being able to mine the knowledge of one of the best finger spinners the sport has seen – Saqlain is credited with being one of the pioneers of the doosra delivery that turns away from the right-hander – England’s attack would also hope to pick his brains on ways to counter Misbah-ul-Haq’s batting line-up.

England face Pakistan over four Tests, starting at Lord’s on 14 July, before playing five one-day internationals and a one-off Twenty20. All three formats will be played under the umbrella of the “Super Series” points system that is currently being used to decide an overall winner for the early summer visit of Sri Lanka.

Were the deal to be agreed with Saqlain, he would follow in the footsteps of his former Pakistan team-mate Mushtaq Ahmed, who was England’s spin coach from 2008 to early 2014 in a six-year spell that coincided with Graeme Swann’s stellar international career.

England have not had a permanent first-team spin-bowling coach since Mushtaq’s departure but, with tours to Bangladesh and India coming up this winter, Andrew Strauss, their director of cricket, is keen to invest further in the team’s slow-bowling resources using his budget for coaching consultants.

Recent short-term appointments have included the former Sri Lanka batsman, Mahela Jayawardene, as a batting coach both in the UAE and at the World Twenty20 in India, the former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood in a fielding capacity and the current Glamorgan head coach and former off-spinner Robert Croft, who had 12 days with the team during their winter tour to South Africa.
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/may/26/england-talks-spin-saqlain-mushtaq-pakistan-bowler
 
I hope ECB looks into Saqlain's past tenure with Ajmal before awarding him a contract...
 
Looks like deal done...


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England hire Saqlain Mushtaq as spinning consultant

England will hire Saqlain Mushtaq as a spinning consultant for the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford this summer, according to Sky sources.

The former Surrey star is likely to be asked to help England's batsman read Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who had them all at seas during last November's Tests in the UAE.

Shah took 15 wickets in the series, with an economy rate of just 2.60.

Old Trafford is the most spin-friendly of England's Test strips, and Saqlain could also help England spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid make the most of the surface.

Saqlain, who is credited with inventing the 'doosra', has previously helped New Zealand and the West Indies as a consultant.
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http://www.skysports.com/cricket/ne...d-hire-saqlain-mushtaq-as-spinning-consultant
 
Certainly cricket world has changed from 90,early 2000 to now. Cricketers used to patriotic and not let any secrets to opposition players. Now cricketers are coaching against their own country. This is a good change.
 
England to hire Saqlain Mushtaq as spin bowling consultant for 2nd Test v Pakistan [Update Post #11]

badsha001 said:
I hope ECB looks into Saqlain's past tenure with Ajmal before awarding him a contract...
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Hasan123 said:
Basically he took pcb money when there was no chance of ajmal bring like he was before his ban
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Pathetic that ppl are having a go at Saqi. What was Saqi supposed to do...magically turn him into a world class bowler again? And what do you mean he took PCB money?? The PCB hired him..was he supposed to work for free??
 
in_cutter said:
Pathetic that ppl are having a go at Saqi. What was Saqi supposed to do...magically turn him into a world class bowler again? And what do you mean he took PCB money?? The PCB hired him..was he supposed to work for free??
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He shouldn't have offered in the 1st place there was no way he could make ajmal an affective bowler as he was previous to his ban. A lot of this people on this forum agree with this opnion
 
Yes, ex-cricketers should not take jobs abroad despite being treated like crap by their own cricket board. I mean the only thing they know is cricket and their careers might have been shortened because their own cricket board ignored their medical and fitness needs and has not offered them any career pathway after retirement but they should still not take up jobs abroad.
 
Hasan123 said:
He shouldn't have offered in the 1st place there was no way he could make ajmal an affective bowler as he was previous to his ban. A lot of this people on this forum agree with this opnion
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His job was to correct his action- which he did. Not Saqlain's fault that Ajmal is ineffective without chucking.
 
So now will Saqlain sit in the England dressing room and rejoice when English Spinners ( assisted by him) run through the Pakistani batsmen? Will he give Hi-Fis to the English bowlers when their collective plan against Pakistani batsmen succeeds?

How awkward all this would seem. I don't mind Saqlain working with the England team after the series with Pakistan, but before that it looks so unethical


I can never take such a job against my home country.
 
Rafa said:
So now will Saqlain sit in the England dressing room and rejoice when English Spinners ( assisted by him) run through the Pakistani batsmen? Will he give Hi-Fis to the English bowlers when their collective plan against Pakistani batsmen succeeds?

How awkward all this would seem. I don't mind Saqlain working with the England team after the series with Pakistan, but before that it looks so unethical


I can never take such a job against my home country.
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The last time he was hired for a team who were about to play Pakistan similar views were aired:

Sorry but this is not right

Pak players like mushtaq etc seem to have no loyalty - just spill the beans to anyone who offers them money

Fact is skills gained by saqi with pak team are pak teams property

Maybe it's pcb weakness that they don't have proper contracts with these guys not ensure that proprietary information is not divulged to other teams for next so many years

Something on those lines - See more at: http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...-Pakistan-vs-West-Indies#sthash.89UD7vnn.dpuf
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[MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION] bhai, have you changed your mind?

Personally I don't agree with such sentiments at all - these guys are not soldiers setting out to kill their fellow countrymen they are simply professionals out there to do a job.
 
Gabbar Singh said:
The last time he was hired for a team who were about to play Pakistan similar views were aired:


[MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION] bhai, have you changed your mind?

Personally I don't agree with such sentiments at all - these guys are not soldiers setting out to kill their fellow countrymen they are simply professionals out there to do a job.
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No havent changed my mind. There needs to be a cooling off period for any contract. So if Saqlain worked with the PCB recently, he should not be allowed to take a role for matches against Pakistan for x number of months.

Its simply a question of protecting proprietary information.
 
Reading a spinner is one thing, playing him is another.. The English should prepare damp green pitches so that they effectively eliminate the threat of Shah, otherwise it could get ugly for them..
 
in_cutter said:
His job was to correct his action- which he did. Not Saqlain's fault that Ajmal is ineffective without chucking.
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No1 would have been able to correct his action so there was no point of helping him. If saqlain wants to correct actions so badly he should work with juniors
 
I find it disgusting for players to take up country jobs - against their own country.

It is totally fine to work for a Leicestershire or Mumbai Indians in my opinion - but to be hired to work with another country against your own country just reeks of greed for me.

You can make all the arguments about capitalism or feeding one's family or dual passport or other country coaches. My answers are specific to Pakistan and I think Saqlain is greedy for taking this appointment.
 
Moeen Ali is facing the biggest threat to his place as England’s No1 spin bowler but will be helped in his quest to find form this week by Pakistan legend and inventor of the doosra, Saqlain Mushtaq.

The addition of Adil Rashid to the squad for the second Test has put pressure on Moeen’s place after more than two years as the team’s first-choice spinner.

Since making his debut in 2014 Moeen has missed only one Test through injury and has become a trusted player for Alastair Cook.



But he is averaging 92 with the ball this calendar year and in four Tests against Pakistan stretching back to the UAE in October, he has been milked or smashed for runs by players adept at dealing with finger spin.

At Lord’s he admitted “I just feel like I can’t bowl at him sometimes,” when asked about Misbah ul-Haq, a clear plea for help that England hope Saqlain can answer this week.

Saqlain will begin his stint with England on Wednesday and is due to stay with them until the end of the second Test. If it is successful then a contract for the winter tours to Bangladesh and India will likely follow.



Turning Moeen from a batsman who bowled a bit into an international spin bowler has been a two-year project for England but strangely during that time they have not employed a specialist spin bowling coach to work with him. Robert Croft spent a brief time with the team in South Africa in February but that was during a one-day series when the focus was on preparing for the World Twenty20.

There has been an attempt to cut the headcount of the England backroom team on tour which is perhaps why Mushtaq Ahmed, the last spin bowling coach, has not been replaced. He left in 2013.

Andrew Strauss, the director of cricket, has employed Mahela Jayawardene and Paul Collingwood on short-term contracts but it is only now that a spin bowling coach has been brought in to work with Moeen. It is a lot of time lost.



Moeen has had the England management to turn to and owes a lot to a chance conversation with the umpire Kumar Dharmasena, a former Test off-spinner himself for Sri Lanka. Dharamsena was watching England nets in 2014 and gave Moeen a tip (grabbing his pocket with his non-bowling arm) that helped him add momentum to his action and pace to his bowling without losing flight.

At Worcestershire he learned from Saeed Ajmal, who taught him how to bowl the doosra, a delivery famously invented by Saqlain that is a leg-break bowled with an off-spinner’s action.

Moeen has bowled the doosra a couple of times in Test cricket but it is hard to send down without bending the arm and Moeen has been worried by the ICC crackdown on bowling actions that cut short Ajmal’s career.



Part of Saqlain’s remit this week will be to help the England batsmen cope with Yasir Shah and he will have little chance to work on technique with Moeen and Rashid. Instead his job will be to help them tactically and build morale.

In Moeen’s case Saqlain’s remit will be to convince him that Misbah is human. There is no doubt Misbah is fine player of spin but his method is pretty simple. He just looks to smash or slog Moeen.

At the moment Moeen is unable to contain, is bowling too many bad balls and cannot be relied upon like Yasir to churn out the overs to give his captain control while the seamers rest.

He is expensive, conceding runs at 4.18 an over in four Tests against Pakistan but that is OK if he is taking wickets. His strike rate, however, is 153.8 compared with a wicket every 66.8 balls over the course of his career.

“It is unfair for everyone to judge Moeen as a spinner,” Shane Warne said during the Lord’s Test. “He has played all of his life as batsman bowling part-time off-spin. He is doing a very good job but you can’t rely him to take five or six wickets on turning pitches against good sides because he does not have that mindset. It is too much expect him to do a job like Yasir Shah.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/...lp-for-moeen-ali-and-turn-to-saqlain-mushtaq/
 
Hasan123 said:
He shouldn't have offered in the 1st place there was no way he could make ajmal an affective bowler as he was previous to his ban. A lot of this people on this forum agree with this opnion
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Your criticism is misguided. Blame the PCB for hiring his services.
 
It seems to be that after losing the 1st test, the England camp has panicked. First they bring in Rashid and now the decision to hire Saqlain.

Pakistan are playing to their strengths and playing specialists as opposed to England who have to chosen to play bits and pieces player like Moeen.
 
fawad_wellwisher said:
It seems to be that after losing the 1st test, the England camp has panicked. First they bring in Rashid and now the decision to hire Saqlain.

Pakistan are playing to their strengths and playing specialists as opposed to England who have to chosen to play bits and pieces player like Moeen.
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Deal was made over 2 months back...
 
England need to stop pissing around with part time spinners like moeen, rashid and samit patel and started investing time in finding a top quality slow bowler, england will never dominate in all conditions until they find a spinner of some note.
 
Amjid Javed said:
England need to stop pissing around with part time spinners like moeen, rashid and samit patel and started investing time in finding a top quality slow bowler, england will never dominate in all conditions until they find a spinner of some note.
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Keep an eye on Mason Crane
 
Saqlain will begin his stint with England on Wednesday and is due to stay with them until the end of the second Test. If it is successful then a contract for the winter tours to Bangladesh and India will likely follow.
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So England are expected to master the art of spin bowling, facing spin and bowling spin, in a matter of 5 days ?

IIRC Saqlain could only commit to a short period because of TV commitments but the ECB should've hired someone for the whole series at least.
 
England need to calm down and not be reckless against Yasir. Their batting in the 1st innings was poor against him but if Old Trafford starts to turn, the mental demons will destroy them. The PK batting against good spinners is even poorer, so this could be a short interesting test.
 
Bewal Express said:
England need to calm down and not be reckless against Yasir. Their batting in the 1st innings was poor against him but if Old Trafford starts to turn, the mental demons will destroy them. The PK batting against good spinners is even poorer, so this could be a short interesting test.
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Yasir is on their mind, even little bit of turn will get eng in panic mode from here on. Good news for pak.

2ndly pak and i mean hafeez, yk, misbah and sarfaraz will milk and murder if eng play 2 spinners. They will never ever do that.
 
Markhor said:
So England are expected to master the art of spin bowling, facing spin and bowling spin, in a matter of 5 days ?

IIRC Saqlain could only commit to a short period because of TV commitments but the ECB should've hired someone for the whole series at least.
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I think England have done this in preparation of the long term not just the pak series. Pak don't have an off spinner to challenge the English batsmen nor do England have a full time off spinner to challenge pak (no disrespect to moeen) so it's gotta be something for later tours to subcontinent where it will be trial by spin.
 
Do you guys remember when Mushy was there with the English Boys back when they toured us in 2012 :))

Well that turned out alright didn't it :yk
 
They had Jaywardene in the winter and saqlain now. These gimmicks never work in a middle of a series and it might even confuse the bowlers more with advice coming from all areas.
 
I don't know what's wrong with Pcb. We clearly don't have off spinners in the international set up. Hire saqi on a long term basis and get him to work with some under 19's so we can have decent offies that are not checkers.
 
England really are running out of ideas here, first they bring back Adil who alongside Moeen got hit out of the test team against Pak in UAE.

One Saqi can't turn Moeen into a world beater in the space of 5 days
Two Saqi can't help England batsman face Yasir as his strength is line and control and nearly all england batsman get out to him because the lack of self control, Saqi can't help the batsman out their.

If i was Pakistan i would 100% go in with an extra spinner Zulfi and notch up the pressure, if they can't play spin bowling and struggling so much why don't we go in with Yasir and Zulfi
 
sully3 said:
England really are running out of ideas here, first they bring back Adil who alongside Moeen got hit out of the test team against Pak in UAE.

One Saqi can't turn Moeen into a world beater in the space of 5 days
Two Saqi can't help England batsman face Yasir as his strength is line and control and nearly all england batsman get out to him because the lack of self control, Saqi can't help the batsman out their.

If i was Pakistan i would 100% go in with an extra spinner Zulfi and notch up the pressure, if they can't play spin bowling and struggling so much why don't we go in with Yasir and Zulfi
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I think Uncle Zulf is slightly underrated, he's got a good record in 4th innings of a Test.

However he only took 9 wickets at 45 apiece in the UAE series against England so they should be comfortable dealing with him on less helpful English pitches.
 
Kevin Pieterson rejected Pakistan's offer for the summer; his reason being loyalty to England.

On the other hand Saqlain...
 
Hasan123 said:
No1 would have been able to correct his action so there was no point of helping him. If saqlain wants to correct actions so badly he should work with juniors
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his action was corrected..but he became ineffective after the change....this is not Saqlain's issue rather Saeed Ajmal's. Nothing wrong with what Saqlain did...he offered his services and the end result wasn't what PP fans expected. This BS of robbing the PCB is a joke...PCB shouldn't have hired him if he was that expensive or should offer him a role to work with the juniors if that was the concern.
 
Poor Saqlain he is being hired for Shorter and Shorter contracts. How about Hiring Saqlain for an Afternoon. From Lunch to Tea on 3rd day of the 2nd test....
 
MenInG said:
No havent changed my mind. There needs to be a cooling off period for any contract. So if Saqlain worked with the PCB recently, he should not be allowed to take a role for matches against Pakistan for x number of months.

Its simply a question of protecting proprietary information.
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This is very reasonable . When these guy work with I am guessing they also get a seat on the strategy table and get to hear the team plans against certain teams and certain individuals. Who is to say they wont use this information to get higher bids on their contracts with other teams.A cooling off period should be there for sure.
 
sshakir411 said:
his action was corrected..but he became ineffective after the change....this is not Saqlain's issue rather Saeed Ajmal's. Nothing wrong with what Saqlain did...he offered his services and the end result wasn't what PP fans expected. This BS of robbing the PCB is a joke...PCB shouldn't have hired him if he was that expensive or should offer him a role to work with the juniors if that was the concern.
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It was clear he wouldn't be the same bowler again. Both pcb and Saqlain are to blame.
 
from_da_lost_dim3nsion said:
This is very reasonable . When these guy work with I am guessing they also get a seat on the strategy table and get to hear the team plans against certain teams and certain individuals. Who is to say they wont use this information to get higher bids on their contracts with other teams.A cooling off period should be there for sure.
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If the PCB dont want him working for anyone else for a period after finishing with them then they've got to pay him a salary for that period. They know when his contract ends and therefore what information theyre risking. In reality though these team plans are going to become obvious to the opposition extremely quickly anyway.
 
Mahbub said:
Your criticism is misguided. Blame the PCB for hiring his services.
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Pcb and Saqlain are both to blame. Ajmal was never going to be the same again pcb shouldn't have paid saqlain and Saqlain shouldn't have asked to do the job
 
Hasan123 said:
Pcb and Saqlain are both to blame. Ajmal was never going to be the same again pcb shouldn't have paid saqlain and Saqlain shouldn't have asked to do the job
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don't think Saqlain asked..he was offered. Also, I don't get how it was clear that he wouldn't be the same again? What is this observation based on? Why would anyone work on a remedy for his action if it was 'clear' he was going to fail...don't think PCB is kind enough to help players who won't be of any benefit to them.

Anyways, good for Saqlain for getting this gig. Hope he helps England out.
 
in_cutter said:
Pathetic that ppl are having a go at Saqi. What was Saqi supposed to do...magically turn him into a world class bowler again? And what do you mean he took PCB money?? The PCB hired him..was he supposed to work for free??
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sshakir411 said:
don't think Saqlain asked..he was offered. Also, I don't get how it was clear that he wouldn't be the same again? What is this observation based on? Why would anyone work on a remedy for his action if it was 'clear' he was going to fail...don't think PCB is kind enough to help players who won't be of any benefit to them.

Anyways, good for Saqlain for getting this gig. Hope he helps England out.
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Because when you have been bowling with an action for most of your career and have to change it completely how will you be able to recover? Ajmal hasn't been the same since his remodeling
 
Hasan123 said:
Because when you have been bowling with an action for most of your career and have to change it completely how will you be able to recover? Ajmal hasn't been the same since his remodeling
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That's down to Saqi then is it? That Ajmal hasn't been the same since

Well he was never going to be the same whether it was saqi helping him change his action or ANYONE else. Ajmal HAD to change his action for him to even ATTEMPT to make his comeback. All saqi did is help him with it and PCB hired him to do this. As you may know being a follower of cricket, to attempt to change ur action which you have been bowling with all ur career - that too without any support is pretty much suicidal, hence he was helped with this. That was Saqi's SOLE purpose to help him change his action. PCB didn't hire him saying you have to change his action to a legitimate one and make sure he is still bowling like before bamboozling batsman left right centre. Impossible. That is down to Ajmal. Whether he would still be effective or not is not in saqi's hands. Pretty simple really.
 
Mahbub said:
You're incredibly naive.
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Because I'm not defending out beloved legend? :)))

Saqlain as an off spinner himself would know how difficult it is to bowl with a new action but he still took the pcb money. Pcb shouldn't have asked him but he would know as an offspinner that a 38 year old bowler wouldn't be the same with a remodeled action.
 
Just Met Saqlain Mushtaq

Just thought I'd share.

Unfortunately, from my POV at least, he was having a meal with his family in Nawaab, Manchester so only managed a handshake and a very few words.

Is he in Manchester in his role as spin consultant to England? Most likely as I don't think he is a Manchester/North West resident > unless someone knows otherwise.

Apparently, according to the senior bod in charge > Sarfraz was in there yesterday.
Are any more of the team likely to turn up in Nawaab or will there be a better chance of seeing then in the newly opened Mumtaz which is within a cricket ball's throw of Old Trafford?


Regards
 
Are you doing matketing of Mumtaz for Pak fans who will be at Old Trafford ? :) :)

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LOL!!

didn't think of that!

the place will be now be jam packed with Pak fans hoping to get a glimpse of the team.

Although given the strict conditions that are supposed to be in place to prevent dodgy characters getting access to the team and thus avoiding any repeat of THAT or any other scandal, i would have thought that none of the current players would turn up without at least some minders/security.
 
LordJames said:
Wow a contract to prepare for 1 Test?
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Probably going to get cash in hand, doubt ECB lawyers would waste time drafting a contract which ends in 5 days.

Unless he's really desperate financially i think its an absolute disgrace that an international spin bowling coach of teams like Bangladesh and NZ is willing to taking a 5 day job with another cricket board.
 
00_Zed said:
Is he in Manchester in his role as spin consultant to England? Most likely as I don't think he is a Manchester/North West resident > unless someone knows otherwise.
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Yes he must be there for the 5 day assignment with England, as far as I'm aware he resides in Leicester.
 
England set to rehire Saqlain Mushtaq as team’s spin-bowling consultant

The England head coach, Trevor Bayliss, intends to rehire Saqlain Mushtaq as the team’s spin-bowling consultant following positive feedback from Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid.

Saqlain was originally brought into the coaching setup on a week-long deal that spanned England’s 330-run victory in the second Test but with winter tours to Bangladesh and India coming up – the former subject to clearance by the security director Reg Dickason next month – Bayliss will advise Andrew Strauss, the director of cricket, that more time with the former Pakistan off-spinner would be beneficial.

Speaking after the win at Old Trafford, where the Yorkshire leg-spinner Rashid missed out on selection for the final XI but Moeen claimed match figures of five for 131, Bayliss said: “Both Mo and Rash enjoyed working with him very much. By the sound of it, it was very positive and we’ll look to use him again.

“It wasn’t necessarily a lot of technical coaching – I’m sure he mentioned one or two things – it was more tactical. That’s where we think both Rash and Mo need to make improvements to go ahead in the international game.”

Despite his best return since the first Test with South Africa in Durban last December, Moeen, a top-order batsman at his county Worcestershire, has largely struggled for impact this year and a habit of sending down head-height full tosses – he has done it four times in the current series – has also crept into his game.

Bayliss said: “To be honest, I’m not sure what he’s trying to bowl on those occasions. He has put himself under a bit of pressure, I think. When you do that, it’s difficult to bowl at this level. But he bowls wicket-taking balls. For me, he’s got to work on his consistency to get the ball to bounce in the one spot a lot more often.”

It is something of a curiosity that England used Saqlain’s former team-mate and the current Pakistan bowling coach, Mushtaq Ahmed, as a mentor for the duration of Graeme Swann’s international career but since his retirement, when his replacement, Moeen, has been asked to learn his trade at the highest level, there has been no such support in the first team’s coaching setup.

Bar Saqlain’s week with the team in Manchester, and a brief consultancy role for the former England and Glamorgan spinner Robert Croft at the end of the tour to South Africa, it has fallen under the remit of the bowling coach Ottis Gibson, who was a seamer during his playing days.

While Peter Such is England’s lead spin-bowling coach, he works predominantly with the next generation at the national academy in Loughborough and around the counties; Bayliss would like a full-time spin coach infor the first-team squad but the challenge is finding greats of the game who will commit.

He added: “If you’ve got the right person, that would be a possibility. It’s good to have someone like Saqlain come in – people that have been top of their field in the past and are able to pass on their knowledge. Those greats very rarely get involved full-time, so you do have to bring them in series by series.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...taq-spin-bowling-coach-trevor-bayliss-cricket
 
India vs England: Saqlain Mushtaq appointed as spin consultant by ECB

Karachi: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq as a spin consultant to the national cricket team for its upcoming tour of India.

Saqlain will reach India on 1 November and remain with the English team for 15 days, helping them prepare for a Test series, which is expected to be played on spin friendly pitches. The five-Test series is starting on 9 November.

"I have been entrusted the task of helping the English spinners prepare for the series in India where normally pitches help the spinners," he said.

"I will also be giving tips to the English batsmen on how to counter the Indian spinners on their home pitches. It should be a challenging assignment," Saqlain added.

The off-spinner toured India in 1999 with the Pakistan team and shone with ball in the Test matches to help his team win in Chennai and Kolkata with a bagful of wickets.

"I am hopeful my advice will be helpful the England players in India," he said.

Saqlain, who is based in the United Kingdom, said he had no concerns over travelling to India despite the ongoing tensions between the two countries.

"I am not expecting any negative reaction in India to my presence there," he said.

Saqlain, now a British national, said he didn't expect any problems in India since he would be part of the touring contingent, which would be given foolproof security in India.

Credited with inventing the "Doosra" delivery, Saqlain has worked as spin consultant with the West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and England teams in the past.

Ironically he has never got a permanent coaching assignment from the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Last year also Saqlain had worked with the England team during its series against Pakistan in the UAE and faced taunts of traitor from some quarters.

http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ind...ointed-as-spin-consultant-by-ecb-3072104.html
 
Would love to hear what his experience was there as England spinners not setting the world on fire atm in India.
 
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1364544/saqlain-lands-two-year-england-spin-bowling-consultant-job/

KARACHI: Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has signed a two-year contract as England spin bowling consultant.

The inventor of ‘Doosra’ told Express News on Friday that he will assist England Lions and the U19 team as well during his tenure.

“I have signed the contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),” said Saqlain. “I will be asked to work 100 days per year where I will assist the Lions and the U19 team apart from the national team. I will assist players in camps and will also tour with the national team.”

The 40-year-old, who has worked with England in the past as well and has coached spinners Adil Rashid and off-spinner Moeen Ali, believes he will be able to further polish the skills of the aforementioned bowlers.

“Bowlers like Adil [and Moeen] improved a lot during my last stint with them,” he said. “I hope I will be able to further augment their skill set.”

Saqlain, after retiring from the Pakistan national team, had moved to England. Apart from the English team, Saqlain has also served New Zealand, West Indies and Bangladesh in different capacities.

A few years ago, he shifted to Pakistan but was overlooked by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). However, he was tasked with remodeling off-spinner Saeed Ajmal’s action, albeit for a short time.

Meanwhile, England, during their tour to India, hired his services for Test and later the ODIs.

Saqlain has represented Pakistan in 49 Tests and 169 ODIs where he bagged 208 and 288 wickets respectively.
 
Egg on the face of people who questioned Saqi's profesionalism when a set up like the ECB have hired him on a 2 year deal
 
Great decision by the ECB. Good to see the likes of Saqlain and Mushy being ambassadors of Pakistan cricket and doing a great job of it. One of them should be working with the Pakistani spinners though.
 
I dedicate my performance to Saqlain: Moeen Ali

Nice to see Moeen Ali giving credit to Saqlain for his exploits with the ball today
 
Pakistan always fail to make use of their legends themselves. Earlier it was Mushy and now Saqi.
 
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