Pak vs Australia at UAE, 2009

[Macj]

Pakistan captain Younis Khan said he was disappointed with Cricket Australia's decision to rest key players for the one-day and Twenty20 series against his team in the United Arab Emirates. More...

Ahem no one said it so i shall

Its all a conspiracy , the planners at the BCCI hatched and executed this plot to exclude the aging Aussia stalwarts from playing the feared Pak lineup.

[Macj]

KARACHI: Pakistan's coach Intikhab Alam may be laying lot of stress on the advantage of having "home" pitches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but captain Younis Khan believes it does not decide the outcome of any series. Alam, who visited the two venues in the Emirates to inspect the pitches and ground conditions, said they were similar to what one found in Pakistan. "The wickets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been prepared keeping in mind our own strengths," Alam said on returning home. "We want to retain some kind of home advantage," he added. The Pakistan Cricket Board sent special soil from Nandipur and its curators to help prepare the pitches at both venues one of which the Dubai sports city is hosting an international match for the first time.

Lets get this straight, Alam and Younis Khan blasted the pitch in Karachi during the SL series for being too placid and docile , yet now they 'import' the same soil from Pakistan to retain the same chemistry as Karachi this time in Dubai? This is not doublespeak , its how the mind of an imbecile works, best let people think you a fool rather than open it and remove all doubt. What they didnt bank on is this, flat docile pitches helped Pak save the test match and bat their way out of trouble against a very mediocre team, it is to be seen how they bat their way out of 50 overs against a far superior Australian side, even a B side will inflict thousand cuts on Pakistan.

[Mamu]

Don't really care about Hussey and Ponting. They aren't having a great time in ODIs. They certainly need rest before Pakistani bowlers further take their batting averages down. Symonds and Watson are equally lethal and much more exciting to watch. M.J. will be missed though, I was really looking forward to see him in action against Pakistan, but well his absence will increase chances for Pakistan to clinch the series. :winky: It's going to be a cracker of a series! Both teams filled with exciting players.

Who exactly would that be from the Paki side? YK to some extent, but who else? Dude you need to get up and see this is 2009 and not 1995.:giggle:

[triam]

Pakistan's coach Intikhab Alam may be laying lot of stress on the advantage of having "home" pitches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but captain Younis Khan believes it does not decide the outcome of any series. More... Alam keen on home advantage, Younis says performance matters 9 Apr 2009, 1355 hrs IST, PTI KARACHI: Pakistan's coach Intikhab Alam may be laying lot of stress on the advantage of having "home" pitches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but captain Younis Khan believes it does not decide the outcome of any series. Alam, who visited the two venues in the Emirates to inspect the pitches and ground conditions, said they were similar to what one found in Pakistan. "The wickets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been prepared keeping in mind our own strengths," Alam said on returning home. "We want to retain some kind of home advantage," he added. The Pakistan Cricket Board sent special soil from Nandipur and its curators to help prepare the pitches at both venues one of which the Dubai sports city is hosting an international match for the first time. "I am sure the pitches at both venues will produce high quality cricket as they are good for One-day matches. We expect them to be batting wickets but sporting ones," he said. Younis, however, was blunt in stating that too much was made out of the pitches and home conditions by the media and experts. "I don't think the conditions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai will give us any big advantage over Australia. Nowadays pitches for One-day cricket are more or less the same all over the world," Younis said on the Geo Super sports channel. The skipper said any team had to play to its optimum level and well to win against any team or on any pitch. "Look even if we play badly against Bangladesh we will lose. I don't think pitches or conditions have that much influence on the outcome of a match it is how you play the match that matters the most and to beat the Australians we have to be play at a higher level then our normal levels," Younis said. The captain and coach, however, agree on one thing and that despite the absence of captain, Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey and the in-form, Mitchell Johnson the Australians remain a formidable side. "The Australians are very professional and they have enough bench strength to overcome the absence of any player," Alam a former Pakistan captain said. Younis also made it clear that he was not expecting miracles from fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar who returns to the side for the important series. "I am not going to put any extra pressure on him and expect him to perform miracles. But I do want him and all the other players to just give their 100 per cent and play with commitment," he said.

Seriously wtf , you cant make roads with the soil in UAE? everybody knows the ODI pitches are going to be no better than roads, so why all this crazy ****.

[Mamu]

BTW This is the same Paki side that has not managed to NOT LOSE, yes please pay special attention to what I mentioned -- NOT LOSE -- a test match to the Asutralians in 10 and still counting Long Years. Last time they won anything of half importance was that lame ass indoor ODI series against Aus in 2002 and they came back home to a heroes welcome where they were treated to Wine and Women by Mushy in his house and boy since that day these Pakis hit a slippery slope so bad that they have not recovered yet and they will not in the near future. As a matter of fact they came back to such a tumultous welcome-- where the whole world media -- just assumed that is was mere formality for Paki to complete the last rites at World Cup 2003 and lift it. They went so cocky and arrogant -- from which they are yet to recover -- 6 years down the road.

[cowboysfan]

the obsession with this irrelevant team among members is laughable.

[DomainK]

the obsession with this irrelevant team among members is laughable.

Everyone loves jokes.

[Mamu]

Younis says 5 - 0 Whitewash of Aus on the cards

LAHORE: Pakistan captain Younus Khan predicted a 5-0 whitewash of Australia in the upcoming series and said that paceman Shoaib Akhtar did not need any advice from him as he was not a child. The captain talked to reporters after concluding the first day of the training camp at Gaddafi Stadium on Friday. Responding to a reporter’s comment that the experts predict that Pakistan would face a whitewash at the hands of world champions Australia, a smiling Younus said it would no doubt be 5-0, but in favour of Pakistan. ‘Our former coach Bob Woolmer (late) had always been considering every series as 50-50 and we will start it from 50-50 and will improve the chances by giving better performance on every day,’ he said. Pakistan and Australia are to play five One-day International and one Twenty20 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from April 22 to May 7. A short three-day camp has been started at the Gaddafi Stadium from Friday, amid tight security as a good number of policemen had been deployed in and around the stadium to provide safety to the players. Younus admitted that it was the fact that Pakistan lacked international cricket exposure, but the boys had the potential to overcome the drawback. ‘Our last series against Bangladesh has been postponed and furthermore the home Test series against Sri Lanka was also incomplete due to a tragedy, therefore, we lack in international cricket,’ Younus said. ‘But remember how Pakistan defeated England in 2005, who came here after beating Australia in the Ashes series,’ Younus said. Asked about maverick Shoaib Akhtar’s poor performance in the training camp, Younus said he though Shoaib might not have been in good form in the nets, the media should watch Shoaib in the match as that was the real platform to examine the performance of a player. Asked if he had given any advice to Shoaib, Younus said: ‘Who am I to give him advice, as he (Shoaib) is not a child and very well know what the team expect from him.’ ‘Like other players, Shoaib is also duty bound to play for the country and the team and not for himself. I feel no difference between Shoaib Akhtar and upcoming Ahmad Shahzad as far as performance of a player is concerned. Everyone has to play for the country and perform and only those who will not come up to the expectation will be my target,’ he said. Younus said it was bad luck that three key players of Australia (Ricky Ponting, M Hussey and Mitchell Johnson) were not touring. ‘We will be glad by giving good performance against the Australian best side, but in the absence of three players Australian team may have shaken’, he said. Younus said Pakistan had a best opening pair in Salman Butt and Nasir Jamshed adding that third opener Ahmad Shahzad was the fittest player of the Pakistan team. He asked the media and public to support Pakistan team as a victory against Australia would help a lot to revive Pakistan cricket, which had been badly affected due to terrorism. ‘We are going with our best side to play against Australia, and people and media should support their team even our success rate will be 40 per cent,’ he said. ‘It was the public and media support which helped us a lot in giving tit-for-tat reply to Sri Lankan's big total in the two Test match series,’ he said. ‘Some (of our) finest players like Mohammad Yousaf are also not available for the team due to their affiliation with the ICL, as with them Pakistan can field a more strong side (sic),’ he said. Meanwhile, Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said that Nasir had twisted his ankle in the camp, but the injury was not serious as enough time was remaining to start the series. Fast bowler Umar Gul was also little limping as a ball struck on his foot, but the injury is not serious.

:-D

[suraj]

The headline kinda twists his words

[suraj]

I don't think the series will be completed

[cowboysfan]

I don't think the series will be completed

go on...-you cant the interesting point to yourself:cantstop:

[veer]

where does he say that Mamu?

[kablooee87]

tongue in cheek

[Mamu]

In the first line!

[Macj]

go on...-you cant the interesting point to yourself:cantstop:

Emirates will refuse to fly them to Dubai.

[cowboysfan]

Emirates will refuse to fly them to Dubai.

:hysterical::hysterical:

[cochise]

More "home" series abroad for Pakistan: http://content.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/398984.html Soon we will have to refer to Ireland, Scotland, Malaysia etc as Pakistan :cantstop: Looks like Pakistanis are calling all kinds of new places home.

[Macj]

More "home" series abroad for Pakistan: http://content.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/398984.html Soon we will have to refer to Ireland, Scotland, Malaysia etc as Pakistan :cantstop: Looks like Pakistanis are calling all kinds of new places home.

Feel sorry for the Irish, bet their passion for 'Green' had something to do when Butt made it a choice. Pak will feel right at home in Malaysia which is also Taliban-esque albeit whipping occurs with a rattan.

[suraj]

Feel sorry for the Irish, bet their passion for 'Green' had something to do when Butt made it a choice. Pak will feel right at home in Malaysia which is also Taliban-esque albeit whipping occurs with a rattan.

Maybe we can now move Pakistan permanently to Ireland and Malaysia:pray:

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