Mickey Arthur unhappy with 'seniors'..... home truths stated [PCB refute reports - post #152]

[Pete Rose]

If there was no hammering by the coach, i’d Be truly disappointed

 

[aukhan]

What will be the changes now in the second Test? Mickey needs to make changes in the playing 11. Rizwan should be included.

 

[Pete Rose]

I think Shafiq needs to go. For a while at least.

 

[IMMY69]

Asad Shafiq has to be dropped. That ones a no brainer.
However, can the captain really be dropped mid series?
That is going to be difficult and an extremely brave decision.

 

[MenInG]

Abbas is a must and the rest pull up their socks.

 

[Baigel]

Asad Shafiq has to be dropped. That ones a no brainer.
However, can the captain really be dropped mid series?
That is going to be difficult and an extremely brave decision.

Is Mickey a brave man?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Asad Shafiq has to be dropped. That ones a no brainer.
However, can the captain really be dropped mid series?
That is going to be difficult and an extremely brave decision.

We are going to lose 3-0 regardless of team we put out so lets move forward with a new team and get rid of the deadwood.

 

[MMHS]

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Add to that, the 3 shots played in 2nd innings

I'll be surprised if the initial report isn't true - PCB is trying to cover up.

 

[MMHS]

We are going to lose 3-0 regardless of team we put out so lets move forward with a new team and get rid of the deadwood.

Where is the back-up? Revolutionary didn't pick any back-up middle order. Playing Rizwan as specialist bat isn't fair to him.

 

[786warrior]

It was saying basically that Mickey Arthur was so angry he started throwing things around and swore in English to them.

SHOCKING!!!! Micky should have sent Paul Chowdhury to give them some choice punjabi words or draw some diagrams so they could understand EXACTLY what he was saying!!!!

 

[Greenstorm]

Mickey should take some blame as well. He spent his whole life in SA and yet he played Yasir.

 

[Abdullah719]

The usual suspects are doing massive rona dhona on TV channels as expected, with their hyperbolic statements about infighting etc.

 

[Gullycricket]

Homework 2.0

 

[Mirpur express]

Not just the seniors but a there seems to be a news leaker , a media poodle in the dressing room...

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Lol at the swearing in English bit as if that’s remarkable. What else did they expect? For Arthur to swear in Swahili?

Surely this story is a positive one - if MA wasn’t furious then that would really be a problem. It’s good that he was angry.

 

[Usman Chadda]

The usual suspects are doing massive rona dhona on TV channels as expected, with their hyperbolic statements about infighting etc.

Agenda-based media is conveniently ignoring Azhar, Asad and Sarfraz's rubbish performances, and trying to make Mickey the bad guy here. Some even have the gall to question Fakhar and Babar's performances, but not a peep for their favourites.

Sickening.

 

[aukhan]

Not just the seniors but a there seems to be a news leaker , a media poodle in the dressing room...

Its definitely Sarfraz. He is following Afridi's footsteps.

Shame Sarfraz Shame.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Where is the back-up? Revolutionary didn't pick any back-up middle order. Playing Rizwan as specialist bat isn't fair to him.

This was the master stroke by inzi to protect the untouchable middle order by picking up no back up players. The stupidity of naming squad mid 3rd test vs NZ is there for all to see here now with squad here. Rizwan replaces sarfraz. Sohail replaces babar.

Id open with azhar, move fakhar into middle order.

 

[Brilliance]

This was the master stroke by inzi to protect the untouchable middle order by picking up no back up players. The stupidity of naming squad mid 3rd test vs NZ is there for all to see here now with squad here. Rizwan replaces sarfraz. Sohail replaces babar.

Id open with azhar, move fakhar into middle order.

Sohail replaces Babar ?

 

[Ami]

Bare minimum Haris for Asad
Abbas for Hasan

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

I think Shafiq needs to go. For a while at least.

Given his age and how many chances he has had, it's time for him to go, and stay gone.

The most underperforming cricketer in modern history for the amount of chances he has gotten along with Umar.

 

[Savak]

One could understand why Afridi was a media darling but shows the lack of standards when you have media channels lobbying for the likes of Sarfaraz, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq

 

[CleverSir]

Even if they’d given us a couple of 20s and maybe a 15 or so instead, we’d have taken this game much closer or even won. Pathetic performances.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

So no press conference by Mickey? Would have been interesting to hear about possible changes.

 

[Abdullah719]

So no press conference by Mickey? Would have been interesting to hear about possible changes.

Nope. Sarfaraz did the post-match presser.

 

[CadPakFan]

Mickey should take some blame as well. He spent his whole life in SA and yet he played Yasir.

Tbf to Yasir, legspinners can't be used too effectively when you don't have runs on the board, and he did only bowl 11.4 overs in the whole game.

 

[Saj]

Sarfraz friends in the media(Karachi Media Mafia) targeting Mickey Arthur for the loss.

I've attended a few press conferences of Sarfaraz, the guy literally kisses the feet of the Karachi media guys once the press conference is over.

They have this weird tactical ploy where the Karachi media guys ask Sarfaraz pre-planned questions.

Made me cringe.

 

[gazza619]

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[Zaz]

whats the issue i dont get it? is arthur supposed to smile and pat the them on the back after a performance like that ? and this isnt the first time theyve played this pathetically If anything this tongue lashing was overdue

Players 10 years junior and immensely less experienced like massod imam and babar showed much more fight that the “experienced trio” If only these guys showed 50% of their fight this game pakistan wouldve potentilally had a defendable score

sarfraz likew to shout at juniors but cant handle a tongue lashing himself?

 

[aukhan]

I've attended a few press conferences of Sarfaraz, the guy literally kisses the feet of the Karachi media guys once the press conference is over.

They have this weird tactical ploy where the Karachi media guys ask Sarfaraz pre-planned questions.

Made me cringe.

As a karachite, i hate this media monopoly. Over the years we have seen so many captains/coaches become the victim of this media manipulation. This needs to end for the better of Pakistan cricket team.