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Worcester, 11 July 2020:

The Pakistan squad currently based in Worcester will take part in a two-day practice match at the New Road Ground from today. The match will provide further match practice to the squad following the first intra-squad practice match held last week.

Azhar Ali will lead the Green team while Sarfaraz Ahmed will captain White team. A total of 90 overs will be bowled on each of the two days.

Green Team:
Azhar Ali (c), Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan, Yasir Shah, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Musa Khan and Usman Shinwari.

White Team:
Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Rohail Nazir.

The rest of the players will continue their training and practice; they will be involved in the match if needed.
 
The way I see it, Azhar XI has the first choice bats and reserve bowlers, whereas Sarfraz XI has the first choice bowlers and reserve bats.

Hopefully this means we go with the 5 bowler strategy, consisting of Shadab, Faheem, Abbas, Shaheen, Naseem for the 1st Test.

Really hoping Yasir being grouped with the likes of Musa, Sohail, Shinwari means that he starts from the bench.
 
What exactly is the point of giving Sarf captaincy? Why not let Babar captain one of the XIs?
 
Playing XI is pretty much confirmed of the first test

Shan
Abid
Azhar
Babar
Asad
Rizwan
Faheem
Shadab
Shaheen
Naseem
Abbas
[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION]
 
MenInG said:
What exactly is the point of giving Sarf captaincy? Why not let Babar captain one of the XIs?
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They have put Babar in Azhar's team, like the poster above mentioned, Azhar's team has 6 bats, who are guaranteed a spot in first Test, so i think it's great they are in same team & bat together, to give them proper match feels. Same is the case with Sarf's team, where 3 bowlers in Abbas, Shaheen & Naseem are confirmed to be in the playing XI of 1st Test.

From the looks of these squads, there are 9 spots confirmed, and there's now a conundrum whether to go with Fawad + Yasir for other 2 spots or instead go with Shadab + Faheem
 
MenInG said:
What exactly is the point of giving Sarf captaincy? Why not let Babar captain one of the XIs?
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Thought the exact same thing.

Safaraz isn't even in the squad for our home matches, why is he being given a leadership role over our actual VC?

This is undermining towards Babar and Rizwan too, the latter of whom probably feels he's just a stop gap while captain takes a breather.
 
Very funny looking at some reactions shown. Team Green as the poster mentioned is clearly with first choice batsmen and Team White is clearly the first choice bowlers playing in them. And for people whining anbout Babar not captaining Team white, if he captains TeamWhite then he wont be able to face the best of bowlets available as all first choice/best bowlers are playing in teamgreen.
Very good strategy from Misbah and co.
 
hitthestump said:
Thought the exact same thing.

Safaraz isn't even in the squad for our home matches, why is he being given a leadership role over our actual VC?

This is undermining towards Babar and Rizwan too, the latter of whom probably feels he's just a stop gap while captain takes a breather.
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My problem with this is that we will have a the media brigade up in arms if Sarf side beats Azhar Ali ....
 
First choice batting group versus first choice bowlers.
 
MenInG said:
My problem with this is that we will have a the media brigade up in arms if Sarf side beats Azhar Ali ....
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Why should they change what is a very effective practise strategy over what the media might say in case something comes to pass?

As the posters above said, it’s obvious they wanted to keep the top 6 together so Babar or Rizwan couldn’t be captain.

In that context Sarfaraz made complete sense.

A few weeks ago I know many people here suggested first choice bowlers vs batsmen would be a good way to practise and that’s exactly what Misbah has done. So credit where it’s due.
 
Surprised to see Rohail ahead of Haider for Team White. The latter wasn't even originally part of the squad, and Sarfraz is clearly the backup WK - why wouldn't you play Haider instead then?
 
Square Drive said:
Surprised to see Rohail ahead of Haider for Team White. The latter wasn't even originally part of the squad, and Sarfraz is clearly the backup WK - why wouldn't you play Haider instead then?
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I think it’s because Haider arrived in the UK very recently. They will probably give him a go in the second game
 
zain7077 said:
I think it’s because Haider arrived in the UK very recently. They will probably give him a go in the second game
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Can be the case as others have been practicing for sometime now.
 
Abid Ali batting on 46 and Azhar Ali on 34

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PCB Green batting first in the two-day match at New Road Ground, Worcester. PCB Green 96/1 (Lunch)

Shan Masood dismissed for 12 runs. Naseem Shah took the wicket.
 
MenInG said:
PCB Green batting first in the two-day match at New Road Ground, Worcester. PCB Green 96/1 (Lunch)

Shan Masood dismissed for 12 runs. Naseem Shah took the wicket.
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Thanks for the updates as always, was going to ask who took the wicket.
 
MenInG said:
What exactly is the point of giving Sarf captaincy? Why not let Babar captain one of the XIs?
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To prevent Babar Azam from being seen as a viable alternative Test captain.

Azhar Ali averages 12.12 away for the last two years. He only gets into the team - which leaves Misbah in charge - as a specialist captain, on the premise that there is no alternative.
 
Junaids said:
To prevent Babar Azam from being seen as a viable alternative Test captain.

Azhar Ali averages 12.12 away for the last two years. He only gets into the team - which leaves Misbah in charge - as a specialist captain, on the premise that there is no alternative.
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Am sure wasim khan already said babar is next test captain
 
This has nothing to do with Babar or Sarfraz, it’s about getting the time ready for the test series by having the 1st choice batting line up against the 1st choice bowling line up.

The West Indies did the exact same thing.
 
Junaids said:
To prevent Babar Azam from being seen as a viable alternative Test captain.

Azhar Ali averages 12.12 away for the last two years. He only gets into the team - which leaves Misbah in charge - as a specialist captain, on the premise that there is no alternative.
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This is the master stroke of Misbah. He always wants senior and old players rather than talented and young players.
 
First choice bats vs first choice bowlers doesn't make sense. Basically on one day you will have relevant cricket when WHITE bowls to GREEN, the other day is pretty meaningless and won't provide any real match practice for the playing 11

Should've mixed it up a bit more
 
Also, I'm baffled how much weight some posters are putting on who the captain is for a totally meaningless Intra-squad game that won't be aired, and probably scores won't even be kept

Its literally a practice session. For all I care Shaheen and Naseem could've been captains
 
Shafi said:
This is the master stroke of Misbah. He always wants senior and old players rather than talented and young players.
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Older players (like Azhar) have a good rapport with Misbah, and absolutely not a threat to him.

Babar doesn't have the same relationship with Misbah, so if Babar is captain and he's successful, he may push to bring his own choice of coach in a year or two (see Kohli vs Kumble episode). I imagine Misbah is pretty threatened by that
 
Video highlights of today's play


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At Tea:

PCB Green: 206/3

Babar Azam 42*
Asad Shafiq 13*

Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Abid Ali at 71 and Azhar Ali at 47.

Shan Masood dismissed for 12 runs. Naseem Shah took his wicket.
 
MenInG said:
Video highlights of today's play


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Doesnt look like their was any swing or seem
 
MenInG said:
At Tea:

PCB Green: 206/3

Babar Azam 42*
Asad Shafiq 13*

Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Abid Ali at 71 and Azhar Ali at 47.

Shan Masood dismissed for 12 runs. Naseem Shah took his wicket.
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Looks like a flat pitch with no movement at all
 
alishahid said:
Very funny looking at some reactions shown. Team Green as the poster mentioned is clearly with first choice batsmen and Team White is clearly the first choice bowlers playing in them. And for people whining anbout Babar not captaining Team white, if he captains TeamWhite then he wont be able to face the best of bowlets available as all first choice/best bowlers are playing in teamgreen.
Very good strategy from Misbah and co.
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Fair enough, i didn't think of that.
 
MenInG said:
Video highlights of today's play


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0.43 was plumb lbw
 
Junaids said:
To prevent Babar Azam from being seen as a viable alternative Test captain.

Azhar Ali averages 12.12 away for the last two years. He only gets into the team - which leaves Misbah in charge - as a specialist captain, on the premise that there is no alternative.
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Lol guys let’s be real we all know that Misbah is fielding the top bats against the top bowlers. Stop with the conspiracy theories lmao
 
Day 1:

PCB Green: 318/8 (90 overs)

Babar Azam 82 (retired not out)
Abid Ali 71
Mohammad Rizwan 47*

Shaheen Shah Afridi 4/91
Mohammad Abbas 2/49

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The Viper said:
Day 1:

PCB Green: 318/8 (90 overs)

Babar Azam 82 (retired not out)
Abid Ali 71
Mohammad Rizwan 47*

Shaheen Shah Afridi 4/91
Mohammad Abbas 2/49

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Wow Babar scores quickly. He is a very dangerous player. Hopefully he will replicate this in the test series vs england.
 
Not a good start for Shan and Asad.

Great to see Shaheen in the wickets.
 
Naseem bowling only 7 overs seems a worry. Also, we seem to be lacking penetration with our new ball bowlers. Only 1 wicket in the first 37 overs is disheartening
 
Baigel said:
Naseem bowling only 7 overs seems a worry. Also, we seem to be lacking penetration with our new ball bowlers. Only 1 wicket in the first 37 overs is disheartening
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Or, Abid batted well. If they had taken his wicket, you would be saying “top order collapse seems disheartening”
 
Abid is an important player in the lineup. He seems to play some good shots and can keep the tempo up. He’s the kind of player to help put some runs on the board no matter what the conditions as he plays his shots.
 
A normal day at the office for our so called allrounders, Faheem & Shadab. Really hope these two fail badly in batting too. It will be a disaster if these two feature in our test line up.
 
coy0607 said:
Definitely exceeded my (very low) expectations. At the same time I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out Shaheen, Naseem et al were taking it easy on their captain
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It's a intra match I bet naseem was jogging in same with shaheen
 
Forum363 said:
Abid is an important player in the lineup. He seems to play some good shots and can keep the tempo up. He’s the kind of player to help put some runs on the board no matter what the conditions as he plays his shots.
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That's what he needs to do against england no point trying to go against the way he plays
 
gazza619 said:
A normal day at the office for our so called allrounders, Faheem & Shadab. Really hope these two fail badly in batting too. It will be a disaster if these two feature in our test line up.
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Shadab is a decent lower order batesman as for fahim no comment
 
Baigel said:
Naseem bowling only 7 overs seems a worry. Also, we seem to be lacking penetration with our new ball bowlers. Only 1 wicket in the first 37 overs is disheartening
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Agreed we can only beat england if we get the top order out with the new ball otherwise they will get 300 majority of the time
 
gazza619 said:
Shadab’s main job is bowling and if he cant get wickets then sorry i dont need his 15- 20 runs as a lower order batsman.
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Shadab averages 34 in his short test career. He made 2 50s in 3 innings on the last England tour, got a 50 in Ireland, got 47* in South Africa as well. Also, in the PSL, he was batting better than we have ever seen him bat before. I think it's a little disingenuous to say he'll score 15-20 runs.

As a spinner, we aren't really spoiled for options. Yes, he's not that good, but I don't think he'll bowl worse than Yasir, so I think his inclusion would be worth it when we take into account his batting.
 
Wow ppl here really overrate performances in these practice matches. It's gonna be nothing like the real thing guys.

The one thing I took away from this is that maybe just maybe Abid is good enough for Eng too.
Also what's up with Naseem bowling just 7 overs?
 
gazza619 said:
A normal day at the office for our so called allrounders, Faheem & Shadab. Really hope these two fail badly in batting too. It will be a disaster if these two feature in our test line up.
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No one has been able to explain why Faheem was even selected on this tour. Add zero value
 
gazza619 said:
A normal day at the office for our so called allrounders, Faheem & Shadab. Really hope these two fail badly in batting too. It will be a disaster if these two feature in our test line up.
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They did their job.

They bowled 35 overs for 107 runs on Day 1, which reduced the workload for Shaheen, Abbas and Naseem.

To be honest, their longer spells allowed the team to get away with Naseem only bowling 7 overs. The five bowler strategy worked.

Had it been the usual Yasir Plus Three Quicks, then Shaheen and Abbas and Yasir would have ended up bowling 31 overs each to make up for Naseem only bowling 7 overs.

On the day we saw:

Faheem 15-3-45-0
Shadab 20-1-62-0.

Meanwhile Shaheen gave away 91 runs in 20 overs.

If Faheem and Shadab has taken just 1 wicket each we would be calling it a perfect day for them.
 
coy0607 said:
No one has been able to explain why Faheem was even selected on this tour. Add zero value
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On the last tour of the British Isles he scored 123 Test runs at 30.75 and he took 5 wickets at 27.40.

He also scored more runs that Azhar Ali!

Pakistan is at high risk of playing 4 Number 11’s. Faheem can bat a bit, and he has played English County cricket and is used to the conditions.
 
Junaids said:
On the last tour of the British Isles he scored 123 Test runs at 30.75 and he took 5 wickets at 27.40.

He also scored more runs that Azhar Ali!

Pakistan is at high risk of playing 4 Number 11’s. Faheem can bat a bit, and he has played English County cricket and is used to the conditions.
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Stats can be presented in many ways. On the same tour you are referring to, Faheem averaged 13.3 with the bat vs England, with 4 wickets in 2 matches. Awful with the bat, average with the bowl. None of that justifies selection for another tour, and its not like he's done anything meaningful in the 2 years since then.

And if your justification is that we have 4 number 11's, then that makes the #7 spot all the more important. Wouldn't you rather have Fawad than Faheem and his 13.3 given the extremely weak tail?
 
Shaheen once again showing he's our best bowler. Would like to see him tighten that economy a bit though
 
gazza619 said:
Shadab’s main job is bowling and if he cant get wickets then sorry i dont need his 15- 20 runs as a lower order batsman.
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No.

Shadab’s job in the first three innings is to score 30 runs per innings and to bowl 10-15 economical overs per day to give the four quicks a rest.

He is not a specialist bowler. He is a Moeen Ali style all-rounder and fifth bowler to give you balance and to provide insurance in case one of the four main bowlers breaks down.

coy0607 said:
Stats can be presented in many ways. On the same tour you are referring to, Faheem averaged 13.3 with the bat vs England, with 4 wickets in 2 matches. Awful with the bat, average with the bowl. None of that justifies selection for another tour, and its not like he's done anything meaningful in the 2 years since then.

And if your justification is that we have 4 number 11's, then that makes the #7 spot all the more important. Wouldn't you rather have Fawad than Faheem and his 13.3 given the extremely weak tail?
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No.

You need four quicks in England. We saw in 2016 that Yasir Shah was overbowled at Old Trafford and Edgbaston and that Sohail Khan was exhausted whenever he had to bowl in a second innings.

Fawad only gets into the team if he can seize a place in the Top Five.

I want Rizwan at 6, Shadab at 7 and Faheem at 8.
 
This is not a First Class match, and you have to hope that the teams will be switched around for Day 2.

Shan Masood and Asad Shafiq need to bat again.

There is no obvious point in Shinwari or Musa bowling. The bowling needs to be left to Sohail (as an Anderson clone), Yasir Shah and Wahab Riaz, as they might play Tests. And beyond that, Hasnain should get a bowl as he is closest in angle, height and speed to Jofra Archer.
 
gazza619 said:
Shadab’s main job is bowling and if he cant get wickets then sorry i dont need his 15- 20 runs as a lower order batsman.
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In t20s and odis yes main job is bowling for him but in tests in sena if he plays then he plays as a all rounder not as a pure bowler.also his average is 35
 
aloo paratha said:
Shadab averages 34 in his short test career. He made 2 50s in 3 innings on the last England tour, got a 50 in Ireland, got 47* in South Africa as well. Also, in the PSL, he was batting better than we have ever seen him bat before. I think it's a little disingenuous to say he'll score 15-20 runs.

As a spinner, we aren't really spoiled for options. Yes, he's not that good, but I don't think he'll bowl worse than Yasir, so I think his inclusion would be worth it when we take into account his batting.
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100 percent if hes ganna go at similar rpo than yasir why would you not pick shadab as he can bat decently
 
Junaids said:
They did their job.

They bowled 35 overs for 107 runs on Day 1, which reduced the workload for Shaheen, Abbas and Naseem.

To be honest, their longer spells allowed the team to get away with Naseem only bowling 7 overs. The five bowler strategy worked.

Had it been the usual Yasir Plus Three Quicks, then Shaheen and Abbas and Yasir would have ended up bowling 31 overs each to make up for Naseem only bowling 7 overs.

On the day we saw:

Faheem 15-3-45-0
Shadab 20-1-62-0.

Meanwhile Shaheen gave away 91 runs in 20 overs.

If Faheem and Shadab has taken just 1 wicket each we would be calling it a perfect day for them.
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But Shaheen also took 4 wickets shadab and fahim did thier job thou
 
shamaan said:
Even then 7 overs is bisicaly 1 spell
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I think he is pretty much locked in for the first test just like Shaheen and Abbas so they probably wanted Faheem and Shadab to bowl more overs and see how they do. As per stats Naseem a satisfactory first spell and took a wicket. If he would have struggled initially then I am pretty sure he would have bowled more overs. These are just practice matches and I think he bowled some overs in the previous practice match as well. This is what I can think of.
 
Aamir Yamin would have been 100 times better option than Faheem. Aamir can at least bat, and will give the team 10 to 12 overs a day
 
Saj said:
First choice batting group versus first choice bowlers.
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Makes sense and a desired option as well ...for the reserve bowlers may be chance to Hasnain instead of Sohail because if he gets a good game and with his height he will be good in this conditions and make a case for 4th seamer.
 
shah_1 said:
Aamir Yamin would have been 100 times better option than Faheem. Aamir can at least bat, and will give the team 10 to 12 overs a day
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Bowling wise faheem has better pace than aamir Yamin. Yamin needs to increase his pace , these days in test cricket 120 kph with swing is too predictable and easy to play.
 
Junaids said:
They did their job.

They bowled 35 overs for 107 runs on Day 1, which reduced the workload for Shaheen, Abbas and Naseem.

To be honest, their longer spells allowed the team to get away with Naseem only bowling 7 overs. The five bowler strategy worked.

Had it been the usual Yasir Plus Three Quicks, then Shaheen and Abbas and Yasir would have ended up bowling 31 overs each to make up for Naseem only bowling 7 overs.

On the day we saw:

Faheem 15-3-45-0
Shadab 20-1-62-0.

Meanwhile Shaheen gave away 91 runs in 20 overs.

If Faheem and Shadab has taken just 1 wicket each we would be calling it a perfect day for them.
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Indeed. Totally agree with this five bowler strategy, would have gone with Wahab instead of Faheem as the fourth seamer. Anyway faheem is gonna bat at 8 which is still ok to go with Wahab. Wahab’s batting is equally good as Faheem. All said, Amir makes a perfect balance to this team as a Bowling all rounder. Hope he takes back his retirement and play tests again.
 
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Not a good start for Shan and Asad.

Great to see Shaheen in the wickets.
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For Shan it is ok he is opening and faced like 4 overs , but still would like him to improve. But for Asad coming in at no.5 and ending up with 18 off 62 balls is really bad and did not meet the expectations from senior batsman.

Forum363 said:
Abid is an important player in the lineup. He seems to play some good shots and can keep the tempo up. He’s the kind of player to help put some runs on the board no matter what the conditions as he plays his shots.
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Good to see Abid scoring some runs. His runs are pivotal for putting 300 on the the board.
 
ask_analyse_act said:
Bowling wise faheem has better pace than aamir Yamin. Yamin needs to increase his pace , these days in test cricket 120 kph with swing is too predictable and easy to play.
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You don't want a walking wicket at 7, I am not sure about Shadab as a test spinner. Grandhomme doesn't bowl quick but does his job.

5th bowlers isn't always suppose to wickets, he makes sure that other bowlers don't get tired bowling long spells.
 
There is no way Pak are going in with 5 bowlers always have been a 4 bowl strategy for them mark my word
 
Omer2002 said:
There is no way Pak are going in with 5 bowlers always have been a 4 bowl strategy for them mark my word
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With no saliva allowed you basically need 5 bowlers in these conditions. No fewer than four quicks.
 
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