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"There will be some changes. Mohammad Abbas will be one of them, I will bat at #3" : Azhar Ali
Azhar Ali at a presser today:
"We'll announce the team tomorrow. Everyone is available for selection. There will be some changes. Mohammad Abbas will be one of them"
"Mohammad Abbas is a seasoned FC campaigner, he's done well in Tests and he can bring a lot of control. He's worked a lot during the last Test on his rhythm and he's feeling better. A bowler of his class, you always feel he has something to offer. I'm confident after the amount of work he's done over the last week and we're feeling confident"
"If we have to win in Australia, we have to change that (bowling struggles). On the last few tours, we've struggled to pick up wickets in Aus. We have to control the rate and bowl in good areas for a long time"
"A lot of people say that wickets in Australia have pace and bounce but they are equally good for batting. If you can't bowl well for long periods, you can't put other teams under pressure. Teams don't get rolled over here, specially Australia as they're used to these conditions. Their techniques are built for these conditions so they won't give you easy wickets. To pick up 20 wickets, we have to control the rate and execute the plans perfectly"
"I'll bat at #3 in this Test match"
"The good thing about Naseem Shah is that whenever he bowled, he bowled well. The last couple of weeks haven't been easy for him but we backed him because of his skills. His pace was up whenever he bowled, his lines and lengths were good and he troubled the batsmen. But we have to see what all he's been through, he's just 16, very young body. We have to be careful and we don't want to put too much (pressure) on him. Talent wise and skill wise, we know he belongs here but we'll think hard about how we want to manage him"
"Musa has potential also, he's short but he's rapid. He's another talented guy, he's very fit and hopefully whenever he gets a chance, he'll perform. He bowls a lot in the nets but it's a different thing in Test matches, hopefully if he plays, he's gonna transfer that into the game. Starting well is important and if he can start well, he can hopefully give us a lot of good overs"
"David Warner is a class player, you talk about weaknesses of all the batsmen, but they are great because they can counter it and manage to play well. We did discuss it (bowling around the wicket) but we weren't able to execute it properly"
"With the pink ball, it's more about the timings of the day. It's a bit different, I enjoyed the two pink ball Tests I played. You have to apply differently during different times of the day, there's 1 hour or 1 hour 20 minutes where the lights are impacting play, that's important for the batsmen to know where to attack, where to see through. I'll look to stick to my basics, it's a new Test and hopefully I can perform as I did in previous ones"
"We always love to play more Test matches, the Pakistan team doesn't play much Test matches which isn't good for any team. If we play more Tests, we have better chances to adjust in different conditions. Last time we played 3 Tests and in all, our batsmen were scoring hundreds so in Australia you can score big runs. More Test matches will be better"
"It's been 5-7 years since we've been struggling with proper fast-bowlers not coming through. I think a major reason for that was FC cricket and the balls being used, along with the type of wickets. Medium pacers were taking wickets and teams would be bowled out in 40 overs, openers were almost out of the game and losing 3 early wickets was almost guaranteed. Conditions were such that I think bowlers generating pace weren't encouraged. This season, fast-bowlers aren't taking so many wickets because in the last 5-7 years, they haven't had to bowl fast or put in effort. Now all this is changing and I think with flatter wickets, or conditions that don't just assist swing bowling, you will have to put effort and more bowlers will show up"
"The positive thing in the previous Test were our performances on Day 3-4. We fought back with the bowling from 300/1 with bowling and fielding, then with batting we made 300+ after losing 3 wickets. Spirits are still high and the 2nd Test is an opportunity for us. There's positive vibes in the dressing room and we'll try to start this Test in the way we finished the previous one"
"You have to play the new ball as a new ball but there are phases, like when your players are set and it's a new day you may want to score faster as batting is easy, or if you're bowling you try to contain until the bowling conditions become easier. You have to adapt"
"Last time we batted at the Gabba at night, when we played that night session well then we were in a good position the next day because you have 4 hours to move your batting forward before the last 2 hours. By then, you can also tire the bowlers and it can become easier"
Azhar Ali at a presser today:
"We'll announce the team tomorrow. Everyone is available for selection. There will be some changes. Mohammad Abbas will be one of them"
"Mohammad Abbas is a seasoned FC campaigner, he's done well in Tests and he can bring a lot of control. He's worked a lot during the last Test on his rhythm and he's feeling better. A bowler of his class, you always feel he has something to offer. I'm confident after the amount of work he's done over the last week and we're feeling confident"
"If we have to win in Australia, we have to change that (bowling struggles). On the last few tours, we've struggled to pick up wickets in Aus. We have to control the rate and bowl in good areas for a long time"
"A lot of people say that wickets in Australia have pace and bounce but they are equally good for batting. If you can't bowl well for long periods, you can't put other teams under pressure. Teams don't get rolled over here, specially Australia as they're used to these conditions. Their techniques are built for these conditions so they won't give you easy wickets. To pick up 20 wickets, we have to control the rate and execute the plans perfectly"
"I'll bat at #3 in this Test match"
"The good thing about Naseem Shah is that whenever he bowled, he bowled well. The last couple of weeks haven't been easy for him but we backed him because of his skills. His pace was up whenever he bowled, his lines and lengths were good and he troubled the batsmen. But we have to see what all he's been through, he's just 16, very young body. We have to be careful and we don't want to put too much (pressure) on him. Talent wise and skill wise, we know he belongs here but we'll think hard about how we want to manage him"
"Musa has potential also, he's short but he's rapid. He's another talented guy, he's very fit and hopefully whenever he gets a chance, he'll perform. He bowls a lot in the nets but it's a different thing in Test matches, hopefully if he plays, he's gonna transfer that into the game. Starting well is important and if he can start well, he can hopefully give us a lot of good overs"
"David Warner is a class player, you talk about weaknesses of all the batsmen, but they are great because they can counter it and manage to play well. We did discuss it (bowling around the wicket) but we weren't able to execute it properly"
"With the pink ball, it's more about the timings of the day. It's a bit different, I enjoyed the two pink ball Tests I played. You have to apply differently during different times of the day, there's 1 hour or 1 hour 20 minutes where the lights are impacting play, that's important for the batsmen to know where to attack, where to see through. I'll look to stick to my basics, it's a new Test and hopefully I can perform as I did in previous ones"
"We always love to play more Test matches, the Pakistan team doesn't play much Test matches which isn't good for any team. If we play more Tests, we have better chances to adjust in different conditions. Last time we played 3 Tests and in all, our batsmen were scoring hundreds so in Australia you can score big runs. More Test matches will be better"
"It's been 5-7 years since we've been struggling with proper fast-bowlers not coming through. I think a major reason for that was FC cricket and the balls being used, along with the type of wickets. Medium pacers were taking wickets and teams would be bowled out in 40 overs, openers were almost out of the game and losing 3 early wickets was almost guaranteed. Conditions were such that I think bowlers generating pace weren't encouraged. This season, fast-bowlers aren't taking so many wickets because in the last 5-7 years, they haven't had to bowl fast or put in effort. Now all this is changing and I think with flatter wickets, or conditions that don't just assist swing bowling, you will have to put effort and more bowlers will show up"
"The positive thing in the previous Test were our performances on Day 3-4. We fought back with the bowling from 300/1 with bowling and fielding, then with batting we made 300+ after losing 3 wickets. Spirits are still high and the 2nd Test is an opportunity for us. There's positive vibes in the dressing room and we'll try to start this Test in the way we finished the previous one"
"You have to play the new ball as a new ball but there are phases, like when your players are set and it's a new day you may want to score faster as batting is easy, or if you're bowling you try to contain until the bowling conditions become easier. You have to adapt"
"Last time we batted at the Gabba at night, when we played that night session well then we were in a good position the next day because you have 4 hours to move your batting forward before the last 2 hours. By then, you can also tire the bowlers and it can become easier"
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