**Official** New Zealand v Pakistan in UAE

[Blakey]

Originally Posted by Athlai

Uh because Franklin ruled the domestic scene?
State Championship: 631 @ 157.75 (10 W @ 25.40)
State Shield: 306 @ 51 (Economy 4.6)
State T20: 209 @ 69.66 (Economy 7.84)

But maybe you missed that somewhere between him dropping his shoulders and completely changing his batting game.

Yep sorry, you're right. Pitty he's never fulfilled his potential and enjoys dining out on a diet of average NZ players.

Full credit to him though.

[Howsie]

Originally Posted by Polo23

Really? I saw him in the background multiple times.

Well tbh I was hardly watching the thing, I really only took notice when they were announcing the winners.

[Athlai]

Originally Posted by Blakey

Yep sorry, you're right. Pitty he's never fulfilled his potential and enjoys dining out on a diet of average NZ players.

Full credit to him though.

Also continued that form in the English domestic scene.
Playing for Gloucs

FC: 904 @ 50.22 (31W @ 29)
List A: 447 @ 40.63 SR 90 (13W @ 28.8)

In this last year he pretty much doubled his FC and List A runs from his previous almost ten year career.

[Edged&Taken]

Pakistan squads have been named. Misbah axed from all 3 formats.

Tests: Salman Butt, Khurrum Manzoor, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan (capt), Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Danish Kaneria, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer, Abdur Rauf, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmad

One-dayers: Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Younis Khan (capt), Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Wahab Riaz

Twenty20: Khalid Latif, Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi (capt), Kamran Akmal (wk), Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Farhat, Fawad Alam, Sohail Tanvir

[AaronK]

So why is Fawad alam dropped from ODI?

[Blakey]

Originally Posted by Athlai

Also continued that form in the English domestic scene.
Playing for Gloucs

FC: 904 @ 50.22 (31W @ 29)
List A: 447 @ 40.63 SR 90 (13W @ 28.8)

In this last year he pretty much doubled his FC and List A runs from his previous almost ten year career.

Well you've provided clear evidence of his mediocrity to date. Let's hope he can follow this up. One season does not make up for 10 poor ones.

[nightprowler10]

Originally Posted by Edged&Taken

Pakistan squads have been named. Misbah axed from all 3 formats.

Tests: Salman Butt, Khurrum Manzoor, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan (capt), Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Danish Kaneria, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer, Abdur Rauf, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmad

One-dayers: Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Younis Khan (capt), Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Wahab Riaz

Twenty20: Khalid Latif, Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi (capt), Kamran Akmal (wk), Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Farhat, Fawad Alam, Sohail Tanvir

This is a bit harsh on Misbah when you see Faisal Iqbal is in the squad. Also not too happy with Salman Butt and Sohail Tanvir's inclusion.

[Athlai]

Originally Posted by Blakey

Well you've provided clear evidence of his mediocrity to date. Let's hope he can follow this up. One season does not make up for 10 poor ones.

This is all post his injury so it looks like he lost most of his bowling and vastly improved his batting.

[Blakey]

Originally Posted by Athlai

This is all post his injury so it looks like he lost most of his bowling and vastly improved his batting.

Was he injured his entire career bar this last season?

[Athlai]

Originally Posted by Blakey

Was he injured his entire career bar this last season?

No he was a bowler.

[Prince EWS]

Franklin took 76 Test wickets @ 28 before his injury as well. The fact that he's always been poor in one day cricket combined with the fact that he's not the bowler now he once was seems to make people forget what an effective Test bowler he was for those few years.

[Hurricane]

Originally Posted by Edged&Taken

Pakistan squads have been named. Misbah axed from all 3 formats.

Tests: Salman Butt, Khurrum Manzoor, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan (capt), Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Danish Kaneria, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer, Abdur Rauf, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmad

One-dayers: Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Younis Khan (capt), Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Wahab Riaz

Twenty20: Khalid Latif, Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi (capt), Kamran Akmal (wk), Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Farhat, Fawad Alam, Sohail Tanvir

How many are actually going to tour. Seems like 18 players is too many to carry in a squad for test matches? we took I think 15 to SL

I think the test selectors are showing faith in Salman Butt his average is only 28 but his FC average is 41 so he has to come good. plus he is only 25.

[straw man]

This article says Southee has worked a lot on his fitness in the off-season and also stopped himself falling away in the delivery stride to get his outswinger back. Sounds positive anyway - I can only think he must be bowling a lot better in front of the selectors to be picked ahead of O'Brien for the ODIs.

[Hurricane]

Originally Posted by straw man

This article says Southee has worked a lot on his fitness in the off-season and also stopped himself falling away in the delivery stride to get his outswinger back. Sounds positive anyway - I can only think he must be bowling a lot better in front of the selectors to be picked ahead of O'Brien for the ODIs.

His intelligence and speed is what he needs to work on. I thought his swing was fine last time I saw him play.

I have memories of him bowling to mike hussey and every time he swung it into Mike hussey - hussey smiled and worked through midwicket for two.

The other article on that site said that they were thinking of bringing bond back for tests. Maybe we should just play him as an ODI specialist so that he won't break down on us.

[straw man]

Originally Posted by Hurricane

His intelligence and speed is what he needs to work on. I thought his swing was fine last time I saw him play.

I have memories of him bowling to mike hussey and every time he swung it into Mike hussey - hussey smiled and worked through midwicket for two.

The other article on that site said that they were thinking of bringing bond back for tests. Maybe we should just play him as an ODI specialist so that he won't break down on us.

You're right - as we all know he's a one trick pony at the moment.

But speed is partly fitness and it's good that it sounds like he's been working on that a lot.