| Pak-Australia 3rd Test from today |
Updated at: 0308 PST, Thursday, January 14, 2010 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will enter Hobart cricket ground on Thursday (today) for playing the third cricket Test against Australia under huge pressure.Bickering in the team and an unexpected defeat at Sydney would be the causes of this pressure. Pakistan lost at Sydney by 35 runs after taking a flying start in the five-day game. Also, team management is forced to make hard decisions regarding poor performs including wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal. However, Ponting’s side will be confident of a clean sweep as they were close to a defeat in the second fixture of the three-match rubber. But Mike Hussey changed the complexion of the game by hitting 134 not out. Pakistan fielders particularly Kamran Akmal supported him well by muffing the chances. Skipper Muhammad Yousuf and Umar Akmal also failed to make any contribution to target chase of 176. He is a talented player but Umar plays his own game. He started his Test career with a bang by hitting marvelous ton on debut against New Zealand in the recently concluded series that ended in 1-1 draw. Now, it was the duty of 70-year-old coach Intikhab Alam to bring up this talented young gun. But, the coach is also not focusing on his job because he has been plunged into players’ politics in a bid to save his position in the team management. However, in the last tie against the Kiwis, the fielding was the only weak area of Pakistan team but unfortunately, Intikhab Alam could not overcome it against Australia. It means the coach did not concentrate on the fielding department and boys repeated the same errors in the crucial series of year 2009/10. Cricket lovers were expecting that after Sydney defeat coach would have resigned but he is still with the national squad and dreams of winning the final Test to save his blushes. |
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