100 Reasons Why We're Better Now Than The Team That Toured England

[PakPosheeda]

1. We dont have any fixers now (or at least we're three short)

2. Captain Misbah knows what he's doing (which is not asking his bowlers to overstep)

3. Our slip cordon can actually catch this time

4. Farhat is not our first choice opener.

5. Kami is not the keeper anymore.

6. "The classy left hander" is replaced by Younis Khan.

7. Azhar Ali has gone from a new solid batsman to the new wall.

8. PROFESSOR can, and WILL, pwn any lefty batsman in the world with his straighter one.

9. Professor + Taufeeq >>>>>>>>>>> Butt + Farhat.

10. The wickets suit us. England are the noobs now.

11. The other Butt is gone too.

add yours....

[Areesh]

12 We are even better at tuk tuk now.

[Shahzebayub]

Still not predict anything

[Law]

* For the first time, we have dilemma of picking one of 2 good players in our middle order (Umar Akmal & Asad Shafique).

[Hus]

better bench strength

no coach captain debacles

ajmal has improved

[Areesh]

Team is united and focused.

[ahamedirshad123]

13. No Imran Farhat in playing xi

[Bullet Drive]

Also Swann's form is poor and we have a better team now which play spin. They may not rotate strike much against spin but have a very very solid defence against spin.

[ddss]

We happen to have the best spinner in the world

[SAF]

ODI wise, We are the same team really...just a few replacements.

[sohailmm]

we are not ,period.

[ahamedirshad123]

Eoin Morgan will get injured early

[Aemonzaidi]

Presence of YK alone could be the difference even in England.

[ddss]

Hafeez
Taufeeq>Farhat/Hameed
Azhar Ali>Azhar Ali
YK>Umar Amin
Akmal=Akmal
Misbah>Malik
Adnan>Kamran

[malakian]

Still an average side, England will destroy you.

[iemjaved]

we are playing in uae.

[ihsandar]

Originally Posted by malakian Still an average side, England will destroy you.

don't tel lie,
red face is telling every thing .

[PakPosheeda]

Originally Posted by ihsandar don't tel lie, red face is telling every thing .

Thats Barbie. She looks cute when threatening.

[PakPosheeda]

Originally Posted by malakian Still an average side, England will destroy you.

You live in your little bubble which is about to burst when you step out of England. Just like India's bubble burst when they stepped into England.

[MMHS]

Because PAK is playing in UAE & playing against WI, IRL, Zim, Sri & BD.

It's a bit different to take on those countries in Away or at UAE than playing ENG in ENG.

But yes, bating looks a bit more solid, mainly because of the track & opposition, while though that team was several times better in attack (actually no comparison, apart from Ajmal, neither of the current bowlers would have been selected a head of AA & Wohab in Test), this is an honest & united group.

ENG would have crushed this current team in ENG while that Pak team of '10 Eng summer would have blown away PAK's recent opponents.

[AZ]

14 - Our Quaid won't let us down.

[shahrukh619]

Originally Posted by Areesh Team is united and focused.

how do you know?

We always think that the team is united, but after a few months everything is out in the public. I remember same kind of stuff was being said when Afridi was captain. waqar younis, intikhab alam

[Pakistanpassion]

NO shoaib Malik in Playing XI

[saeedhk]

We are playing in The UAE

[violet_may]

This is one of the reasons:

[Areesh]

Originally Posted by shahrukh619 how do you know? We always think that the team is united, but after a few months everything is out in the public. I remember same kind of stuff was being said when Afridi was captain. waqar younis, intikhab alam

Well I haven't heard of any infighting in the team till now. Even though you are true about the past I want to remain positive and optimistic.

[Paradox]

this thread and it's bump-potential in a couple of month's time..

[AZ]

^ and how is that? is it not miles better than the motley crew that toured England?

[ddss]

Originally Posted by AZ ^ and how is that? is it not miles better than the motley crew that toured England?

Haha true. It was like a Lahore A CC team

[PakPosheeda]

Originally Posted by ddss Haha true. It was like a Lahore A CC team

It's still mostly a lahori team (toffee, azhar, both akmals, Wahab, cheema)

But all the bad lahoris won't be in the xi (kakmal, butt, Farhat and a finished yousuf)

This teams is miles better even the English will admit.

[Free Hit]

23. Afridi is away from team during tests. you know he's very attractive to other players.

[AZ]

^

24 - We can actually bat for more than 2 sessions.

[waqar_ahmad]

Our bowling is no where close to being as devastating as it was with Asif and Aamer

Our batting looks more solid

The only thing is that everyone now plays for the team, and doesnt fix matches

[octavian]

We will find it very hard to take 20 wickets with the current attack. A&A was one hell of a new ball pair. Gul and Cheema / Wahab dont come close.

Batting looks a bit better and so does catching.

All in all it will be a boring series with some big scores. I think we might see a result in 1 test match that will decide the series.

[AZ]

20-something. We are getting regular pappiyan jhappiyan from

[saad1024]

-1 we don't have Yousaf

[hasanmehmoodkhan]

team is united and focused
we have the best spinners in the world

[PakPosheeda]

26? We have pakoras

[Sufian84]

27. yeah off course