Pak A vs England Latest

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Umpires: Nazir Junior, Iftikhar Malik
Pakistan A: Abdul Razzaq, Riffatullah Mohmand, Ashar Zaidi, Yasir Hameed, Bazid Khan, Faisal Iqbal, Yasir Arafat, Imran Tahir, Zulqarnain Haider, Rao Iftikhar, Tahir Khan, Riaz Afridi
England: A J Strauss, V S Solanki, I R Bell, P D Collingwood, K P Pietersen, M J Prior, G O Jones, I D Blackwell, L E Plunkett, S D Udal, Kabir Ali, J M Anderson


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/12/12291/html/scorecard.stm <-scorecard 1


http://home.skysports.com/livescores/cricket/ <-scorecard 2

[Toony™®]

65 for 1 (14.0 overs)

Matt Prior opening. 43 not out.

Riaz Afridi picking up Strauss for 5.

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The one-day leg of England's tour of Pakistan got underway in the leafy surrounds of Bagh-e-Jinnah in Lahore, as Pakistan A won the toss and chose to bowl first in the misty morning conditions. Because of bad-light issues, this match has been designated a 45-over-a-side affair, although even with a 9.30am start - half-an-hour earlier than was the case for last week's Test - it is unlikely that a result will be possible unless one side or the other collapses spectacularly.

That prospect was enhanced significantly when Andrew Strauss became the first victim of the morning, caught behind off Riaz Afridi for 5. Fresh off the plane from England, where he had been attending the birth of his first child, and named captain as well in the absence of a host of senior players, Strauss and Matt Prior, his opening partner, struggled in the bowler-friendly conditions, adding just 19 runs in the first six overs.

England's team for this match includes all three one-day specialists - Kabir Ali, Ian Blackwell and Vikram Solanki, as well as Prior and James Anderson, neither of whom took part in the Test series. Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison have been rested ahead of the first one-day international in three days' time, while Michael Vaughan is back home in England undergoing treatment on his injured right knee.

For Pakistan, the most significant name on the team-sheet is Abdul Razzaq, who is returning from injury and could yet play a big part in the one-day series, not to mention the forthcoming Test series against India.

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81 for 1 (16.0 overs)

Prior has reached his 50.

Solanki also going roughly run a ball.

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95 for 2 (18.0 overs)

Razzaq picks up Solanki in his first over..

300 score on the cards albeit only a 45 over match.

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101 for 3

Peiterson out ...heard on the radio.

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104 for 3 (20.0 overs)


Arafat Bowled Pieterson for 2.

[Toony™®]

with 21 overs left..score might be around 250.

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128 for 3 (24.0 overs)

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collingwood 21 off 24 balls - working the singles.

Prior - 69 not out.

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138 for 4. (28.0 overs)

Prior out for 72. Tahir Khan picked him up.



Matt Prior grasped his opportunity to impress at the top of the order, as England recovered from a difficult start to the one-day leg of their tour of Pakistan. After 28 overs against Pakistan A, they had moved along to 134 for 4, with Prior pushing his claims for a first-team place with boundary-laden 72.

In the leafy surrounds of Bagh-e-Jinnah in Lahore, Pakistan A won the toss and chose to bowl first in the misty morning conditions. Because of bad-light issues, this match has been designated a 45-over-a-side affair, although even with a 9.30am start - half-an-hour earlier than was the case for last week's Test - it is unlikely that a result will be possible unless one side or the other collapses spectacularly. That prospect was enhanced significantly when Andrew Strauss became the first victim of the morning, caught behind off Riaz Afridi for 5. Fresh off the plane from England, where he had been attending the birth of his first child, and named captain as well in the absence of a host of senior players, Strauss and Prior had struggled in the bowler-friendly conditions, adding just 21 runs in the first six overs.

But as the sun cut through the clouds and the early life in the pitch died down, Prior began to unfurl the selection of strokes that could earn him a role as England's Supersub when Marcus Trescothick returns to the top of the order. He added 76 for the second wicket with Vikram Solanki, who has been offered another opportunity in the absence of Michael Vaughan.

England's team for this match includes all three one-day specialists - Solanki, Kabir Ali and Ian Blackwell, as well as Prior and James Anderson, neither of whom took part in the Test series. Trescothick, Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison have been rested ahead of the first one-day international in three days' time, while Vaughan is back home in England preparing for surgery on his injured right knee.

Solanki had moved along to an attractive 26 when he was superbly caught by Tahir Khan, running back from point to take a skied swish over his shoulder. That gave Abdul Razzaq a welcome wicket on his comeback from injury, and soon afterwards Kevin Pietersen's difficult tour continued, as he was bowled by a beauty from Yasir Arafat for 2. Prior's performance came to an end as he top-edged a sweep to short backward square-leg, giving Tahir Khan his first wicket of the innings.

[deadly_man]

tahir khan got wicket of prior 137/4

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142 for 4 (29.0 overs)

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149 for 4 (31.0 overs)

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158 for 4 (33.0 overs)

Collingwood 40 not out

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168 for 4 (35.0 overs)

[Toony™®]

looks like lots of running for singles and twos.

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168 for 4 (36.0 overs)

maiden over for Razzaq

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173 for 5 (37.0 overs)

heard on the radio.

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178 for 5 (38.0 overs)

Tahir Khan picks up Jones.

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193 for 5 (40.0 overs)

Colllingwood 51 not out.

[ataullah]

204-7

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204 for 7 (42.0 overs)

Rao Iftikar picking up wickets of Kabir Ali and Ian Blackwell... impressive figures of 2 for 23 off 7 overs..

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Bell comes in at 9!

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236 for 7 (45 overs) -innings close.



Collingwood unbeaten 75 off 78 balls.

Bell 12 not out

Kabir Ali's dismissal was a freak.

The driven ball hit Collingwoods bat and looped up in the air and then caught.

[Toony™®]

set 237 to win.

[zaf1986]

Pak A have a strong batting lineup - should be able to chase this.

[nafajafam]

236 for 7 (45 overs) -innings close.



Collingwood unbeaten 75 off 78 balls.

Bell 12 not out

Kabir Ali's dismissal was a freak.

The driven ball hit Collingwoods bat and looped up in the air and then caught.

:)) :)) Collingwood having a tough tour, eh?

[Toony™®]

32 runs came off the last 3 overs.

[tahaqureshi]

Flintoff, Harmison, Hoggard, Tresco????? Where are they?

[Toony™®]

Matt Prior grasped his opportunity to impress at the top of the order, and Paul Collingwood quickly transferred his Test form into the one-day arena, as England recovered from a difficult start to their one-off warm-up match against Pakistan A.

At the innings break, they had compiled a decent 236 for 7 in 45 overs, with Collingwood unbeaten on 75 from 79 balls. Earlier, Prior had been the main man for England. In the absence of Marcus Trescothick, he took his opportunity to impress at the top of the order and cracked a boundary-laden 72.

Pakistan A won the toss and chose to bowl first in the leafy surrounds of Bagh-e-Jinnah. Because of bad-light issues, this match has been designated a 45-over-a-side affair, although even with a 9.30am start - half-an-hour earlier than was the case for last week's Test - it is unlikely that a result will be possible unless England can rattle through the opposition.

On a misty morning, survival was tricky in the early stages of England's innings, and Prior and Andrew Strauss added just 21 runs in the first six overs before Strauss was caught behind off Riaz Afridi for 5. Fresh off the plane from England, where he had been attending the birth of his first child, and named captain for this fixture as well, it was a rude reacquaintance with the country.

But as the sun cut through the clouds and the early life in the pitch died down, Prior began to unfurl the selection of strokes that could earn him a role as England's Supersub when Trescothick returns to the top of the order. He added 76 for the second wicket with Vikram Solanki, who has been offered another opportunity in the absence of Michael Vaughan, before Solanki was superbly caught for 26 by Tahir Khan, running back from point to take a skied swish over his shoulder.

That gave Abdul Razzaq a welcome wicket on his comeback from injury, and soon afterwards Kevin Pietersen's difficult tour continued, as he was bowled by a beauty from Yasir Arafat for 2. Prior's performance came to an end soon afterwards as he top-edged a sweep to short backward square-leg, giving Tahir his first wicket of the innings.

But Collingwood came into his own in the middle order, marshalling the remainder of the innings as a selection of colleagues played handy cameos around him. England's team for this match includes all three one-day specialists - Solanki, Kabir Ali and Ian Blackwell, as well as Prior and James Anderson, neither of whom took part in the Test series. Trescothick, Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison have been rested ahead of the first one-day international in three days' time, while Vaughan is back home in England preparing for surgery on his injured right knee.

Blackwell, who has a golden opportunity to cement a slot in the side ahead of the World Cup next winter, had moved along to a quickfire 15 when he was caught behind off Iftikhar Rao, while Kabir's innings ended in freakish circumstances, when his thumping straight drive cannoned off Collingwood's shoulder and looped into the hands of Rafitullah Mohammad at mid-on.

[Toony™®]

Flintoff, Harmison, Hoggard, Tresco????? Where are they?


Flintoff, Harmison and Trescothick are resting.

Hoggard wasn't in the ODI squad.

[tahaqureshi]

right...thanks toonboy

[Toony™®]

England's reserve wicket-keeper Matthew Prior made a strong case to be picked for the first one-dayer against Pakistan after scoring 72 in a warm-up.

Prior smacked 12 fours in his 84-ball innings as England hit 236-7 in their 45 overs against Pakistan A.

Paul Collingwood continued his fine form, scoring an unbeaten 75.

Stand-in skipper Andrew Strauss scored just five and Kevin Pietersen failed again with just two runs.

Tahir Khan and Iftikhar Anjum took two wickets each for Pakistan A in the match at Bagh-e-Jinnah.

England rested Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison in what is the only warm-up game before the five-match series starts in Lahore on Saturday.

Vikram Solanki hit 26, Ian Blackwell 15 and Kabir Ali four, although he was especially unlucky to fall to an oddity of a dismissal.

His full-blooded on-drive hit non-striker Collingwood's bat and looped up for a comfortable catch at mid-on.

England were put in to bat in by Pakistan A captain Abdul Razzaq.

[Toony™®]

Pak currently 16-1 (4.0overs)

hameed caught at slip off Anderson for 9.

[kayanni]

toonboy - how/where did u get that score from as BBC/Sky are still showing 15-0 off 2

[sneekysneeky]

Yasir Hameed fishing as usual

[Raz]

Pak currently 16-1 (4.0overs)

hameed caught at slip off Anderson for 9.

Hameed caught in the slips again??

[Toony™®]

toonboy - how/where did u get that score from as BBC/Sky are still showing 15-0 off 2


22 for 1 (6.0 overs)

I am listening to bcc radio 5 live bulletins.

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34 for 1 (8.0 overs)

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41 for 1 - currently in 10 over.

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47 for 1 (10.0 overs)

[Azam6380]

60/2 off 12....Ashar gone..bazid in.......

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76 for 2 in the 16th over

[Nauman]

Rafatullah 30 of 30 so far, looks like he might get a nod ahead of Hameed for the first ODI.

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85 for 2 (18.0 overs)

[Azam6380]

Rafatullah 30 of 30 so far, looks like he might get a nod ahead of Hameed for the first ODI.

Is rafatullah in the squad?

[Toony™®]

Is rafatullah in the squad?

yeah..i think.. :20:

[Nauman]

Even Inzi said they will be looking to try him.

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110 for 2 (22.0 overs)

Ramatullah on 50 not out.

[Azam6380]

I think this is the ODI squad from PCB website...No Rafatullah!! :O

1. Inzamam-ul-Haq Captain
2. Younis Khan Vice Captain
3. Salman Butt
4. Shoaib Malik
5. Mohammad Yousuf
6. Abdul Razzaq
7. Kamran Akmal
8. Arshad Khan
9. Yasir Arafat
10. Naved-ul-Hasan
11. Shoaib Akhtar
12. Mohammad Asif
13. Yasir Hameed
14. Mohammad Sami
15. Danish Kaneria

[Toony™®]

116 for 2 (24.0 overs)

[Amoeba]

Presumably this is for the first 2 one-dayers only as there is no Afridi.
Likewise a good performance here would open the door for Rafatullah to be added in time for the 3rd game.

[Nauman]

But Inzi did mention inclusion of Rafataullah in the team when he gave a pretty lame excuse of having Sami in the team despite countless pathetic performances.

[Azam6380]

I'm a big fan of Yasir H...but having said that, would like to see Rafatullah in the 1st ODI....looks a good player....

[Toony™®]

122 for 2 (26.0 overs)

[Azam6380]

134-3 - Rafa out - Razzaq in...

[Easa]

Who's rafatullah? Never heard of him.......

[shahzadddd]

Pak 134/3 (28 ov)

The Razzler is in , 8 from 7 (2 fours)


Desktop scorecard:
http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/ENG_IN_PAK/SCORECARDS/frames/ENG_PAK-A_07DEC2005.topframe-desktop2.html?refresh

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134 for 3 (28.0 overs)

Rafatullah gone..Collingwood picks him up!

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Razzaq in - dealing in boundaries at the moment.

Bazid Khan 34 not out.

[Azam6380]

Hai hai hai...Razzy bowled by Collingwood for 8.........

[Toony™®]

140 for 4 (30.0 overs)

Collingwood bowls Razzaq for 8...probably tried to cut him.

[shahzadddd]

140/4 (30 ov)

The Razzaler is gone!

Batsmen: R B 4s 6s
Bazid Khan 35 47 2 0
Faisal Iqbal 5 9 0 0

[Baron]

How do you get bowled by Collingwood??? The guy is just so slow! It looks like hes rusty and better placed at number 6/7 in the batting order. They should be able to knock off these runs, after the good start they've had, and against these bowlers.

[Toony™®]

How do you get bowled by Collingwood??? The guy is just so slow! It looks like hes rusty and better placed at number 6/7 in the batting order. They should be able to knock off these runs, after the good start they've had, and against these bowlers.


like i said..he probably tried to be clever and cut him finely.

[Toony™®]

Pak A 149 for 4

88 runs to get off 74 deliveries.

heard Razzaq played on.

[Azam6380]

Where did you hear that?

[Sheikh]

Bazid Khan can prove a point here by winning us this game.

[safehands46]

Bazid Khan can prove a point here by winning us this game.


Bazid will start attacking after his fifty. Hell finish the game in a couple overs since all the tension is gone.

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158 for 4 (34.0 overs)

[Sheikh]

Pakistan A 158/4 (34 ov)

Pakistan A require another 79 runs in 66 balls with 6 wickets remaining


Bazid Khan 49 not out
Faisal Iqbal 9 not out

[Toony™®]

Where did you hear that?

on the radio

[Noddy]

Riffy played very nicely from what I saw !

[Toony™®]

79 runs off 66 balls required.

[Sheikh]

69 off 54

[Hash]

168 for 4 from 36 overs

Bazid not out 53
Faisal not out 15

[safehands46]

Yeah bazid should finish this quickly but he has changed his approach quite a bit. He plays slower before he would hit flourish of stroke no matter the consequence.

[Easa]

Who Is Rafatullah?

[Jonty]

come on guys.. keep up the winning ways!

[Sheikh]

52 off 42

[Hash]

185 for 4 from 38 overs

Bazid not out 61
Faisal not out 24

[safehands46]

Bazid hit a six first of the innings i think.

[saghir]

latest score?

[Azam6380]

Udal taking a hammering....going at 8 an over....

[Hash]

185 for 4

[safehands46]

Its sort of crazy bazid and matt prior both score in the same match and are from the same alma matter. Sor of crazy lol.

[Sheikh]

36 off 30

Faisal out

[Azam6380]

201-5...Faisal gone...5 overs remaining....36 needed...

[pak4life]

light must be gettin poor

[Sheikh]

22 off 18

Baz id needs 22 for his 100!

[IMMY69]

215-5 Off 42 Overs

[fair_play]

Bazid is not in the picture - and this match is pretty meaningless.

[safehands46]

Bazid is not in the picture - and this match is pretty meaningless.

Its good for his confidence though and injuries do happen. If he gets to 90 it will be quite impressive. Baghe jinnah is harder wicket than most pakistani grounds.

[Sheikh]

Every match that England loses to us is very very meaningful! Simple history man!

[Azam6380]

Any updates...

[Baron]

Yes indeed, it means alot. Why do you think that Australia puts out tough state sides against touring sides. If you get beaten by a domestic side before you play the international one, just imagine the blow it'll have on your confidence.

[fair_play]

Its good for his confidence though and injuries do happen. If he gets to 90 it will be quite impressive. Baghe jinnah is harder wicket than most pakistani grounds.

True safehands.

For a while I though you were Arsalan till I realised you must be 20 years younger. Anyway, Bazid ahs been performing for a while now, but doesnt get a chance - and the natual conclusion is he is not wanted.

[Jedi Knight]

BK leads pakistan to victory!!!!!

[immubhai]

Any updates...kuch to likho bhai, cricinfo is also not uploading

[Jedi Knight]

A cheeky shot played for 4 over the keeper abnd then smacks the next ball from Jimy anderson

[shabbu1]

woah 227-8 10 needed off last over

[Jedi Knight]

Congrats ALL!!!!

[immubhai]

BK leads pakistan to victory!!!!!


is match already over?

[Sheikh]

True safehands.

For a while I though you were Arsalan till I realised you must be 20 years younger. Anyway, Bazid ahs been performing for a while now, but doesnt get a chance - and the natual conclusion is he is not wanted.
Flood of wickets and now we need 10 off the last over

[IMMY69]

True safehands.

For a while I though you were Arsalan till I realised you must be 20 years younger. Anyway, Bazid ahs been performing for a while now, but doesnt get a chance - and the natual conclusion is he is not wanted.

u are right...bazid is not wanted nor is gul and nor is mansoor amjad and everyone else who is not in the squad are not wanted. only those who make lassi for bob and inzy are wanted!

[spongebob]

227-8
Bazid 80no
10 required off the last over

[Jedi Knight]

One ball to spare...

239-9


Top stuff

[Sheikh]

sorry didnt mean to quote there

[Jedi Knight]

Match all over

[kayanni]

227/8 10 off 1 overs required

Bazid 80no

[safehands46]

Good win for pakistan.

[tahaqureshi]

PLease ppl....the squads announced have been only for the first two ODI's...atleast let BW and Inzi have a squad which carries on momentum from the test series..

When the next three ODI's come around, then we can include Bazid

[Azam6380]

what happened?? We lost a cluster of wickets!

[IMMY69]

great stuff by the pak a team...and a great performance by bazid khan...

[Jedi Knight]

Great stuff by BK and rest of the boys

[kayanni]

sorry Pak A won by 1 wicket

[safehands46]

u are right...bazid is not wanted nor is gul and nor is mansoor amjad and everyone else who is not in the squad are not wanted. only those who make lassi for bob and inzy are wanted!


I think with a score here bazid might be able to catch a county offer or something. He is lucky this a relatively week a team so he is the star once again.

[spongebob]

Masha allah, excellent effort by Pkstn :14:
Well played Bazid Khan :19:

[fair_play]

I think with a score here bazid might be able to catch a county offer or something. He is lucky this a relatively week a team so he is the star once again.

He should join a league team - or immigrate to Zimbabwe! Heard they are looking for batsmen.....


:)

[IMMY69]

I think with a score here bazid might be able to catch a county offer or something. He is lucky this a relatively week a team so he is the star once again.

i think there is no harm in youngsters perofroming consitently well against touring teams in the first class matches before they given a long run in the international side....every player must earn their keep and this sort of selection policy will only strengthen players and not dishearten them!

bazid should just keep performing whenever he is given the chance

[fair_play]

i think there is no harm in youngsters perofroming consitently well against touring teams in the first class matches before they given a long run in the international side....every player must earn their keep and this sort of selection policy will only strengthen players and not dishearten them!

bazid should just keep performing whenever he is given the chance

True - though at some point management have to be open and honest with people like him, and say "Sorry chap, we dont rate you, and you wont get many chances"

No point in making people like Misbah/Bazid play A team cricket for years on end. Bazid has made a packet of runs for Pak A over the last 2 years - the most prolific and consistent A batsman by far - way over even Hassan Raza.

What's the point in him playing for the A team anymore? I dont see he has anything to prove one way or other. Either he is good enough, or not good enough to play test cricket.

Management and Burly Bob and Burly Inzi should just tell him the bottom line now. Ditto for Misbah and a few others.

[ZM]

Well done bazid and pak A
top stuff :19:

[spongebob]

This will keep the pressure on the less established Pkstn batsmen, knowing that if they don't perform there are others ready to take their place.

[IMMY69]

True - though at some point management have to be open and honest with people like him, and say "Sorry chap, we dont rate you, and you wont get many chances"

No point in making people like Misbah/Bazid play A team cricket for years on end. Bazid has made a packet of runs for Pak A over the last 2 years - the most prolific and consistent A batsman by far - way over even Hassan Raza.

What's the point in him playing for the A team anymore? I dont see he has anything to prove one way or other. Either he is good enough, or not good enough to play test cricket.

Management and Burly Bob and Burly Inzi should just tell him the bottom line now. Ditto for Misbah and a few others.

but what makes u so sure they havent already spoken to him???

you see i just dont agree with all the conspiracy theories where playes picked because of freindship etc etc

[Waseem]

Bazid scored a match winning 90 not out off 88 balls............ I always preferred Raza over Bazid but he has been consistent(just like Raza) and deserves a chance in ODI's again. (I am sure he played last ODI we played against WI).

Superb knock to guide Pakistan to victory with just one ball and one wicket left only.

[IMMY69]

i htink bazid will be given a run after the first two one dayers...

especially if we have wrapped up the series after three games then i can see a few youngsters being given a run

[safehands46]

True - though at some point management have to be open and honest with people like him, and say "Sorry chap, we dont rate you, and you wont get many chances"

No point in making people like Misbah/Bazid play A team cricket for years on end. Bazid has made a packet of runs for Pak A over the last 2 years - the most prolific and consistent A batsman by far - way over even Hassan Raza.

What's the point in him playing for the A team anymore? I dont see he has anything to prove one way or other. Either he is good enough, or not good enough to play test cricket.

Management and Burly Bob and Burly Inzi should just tell him the bottom line now. Ditto for Misbah and a few others.

Personally I believe its part of the game. Because anything with a selection commitee has bias whether we see it or not. In australia, we see these thing happen alot, from the dropping of damian martyn and lack of chances for stuart law or In england dropping thorpe for pietersen. Its all part of the game. So yeah there hard lucks in the selection process but the player has no control over that.

All bazids duty is to score as he is playing for pakistan and do pakistan proud. NOt some half a** job that everyone regrets. If he does Pakistan proud he willbe noticed and respected. In the end bazid isnt a junaid zia because of the unique distinction.

[fair_play]

but what makes u so sure they havent already spoken to him???

you see i just dont agree with all the conspiracy theories where playes picked because of freindship etc etc

But did I say conspiracy theory?

I said they shold be honest with him. A batsmen cant be on trial for a few years...if others get slected ahead of him despite performance then management dont rate him.

And they need to tell him that...

[pacman]

Personally I believe its part of the game. Because anything with a selection commitee has bias whether we see it or not. In australia, we see these thing happen alot, from the dropping of damian martyn and lack of chances for stuart law or In england dropping thorpe for pietersen. Its all part of the game. So yeah there hard lucks in the selection process but the player has no control over that.

All bazids duty is to score as he is playing for pakistan and do pakistan proud. NOt some half a** job that everyone regrets. If he does Pakistan proud he willbe noticed and respected. In the end bazid isnt a junaid zia because of the unique distinction.

Good post. Very valid points.

Bazid and Raza are perhaps those who have not got enough chances to prove themselves. I believe their time will come, as age is on their side, and we need a couple of quality players to fill the void after Inzi and Yousuf.

[HAFRIDI]

well played bazid and co!

[Usman]

FP who has said Bazid is not going to play for Pak? The reason he is not in the team yet is because we have a very solid middle order and its after the world cup I feel Bazid and Raza will be given a fair run because i'm sure there next in-line after the current lot. All Bazid needs to do is continue to impress and who knows, he may even get a chance before the world cup just like Hasan has impressed and got to play some matches. I for one feel that they haven't just lost all hope in Bazid.

[Amjid Javed]

Well done pakistan "A"

also big well done to bazid. such a shame hong-kong bashing khan was picked in main side ahead of bazid!

[Naveed]

Well done pakistan "A"

also big well done to bazid. such a shame hong-kong bashing khan was picked in main side ahead of bazid!

Are you referring to the match in which your man Farhat had trouble negotiating the threatening HK pacers?

[sehsan]

LOL Naveed. amjid, its good to support a guy for a change