Asked what he thought needed to be improved in the team, Lawson said: "Oh well, there're a couple of senior players who really are legends in their own country, who sometimes don't train as hard as they should and sometimes when a game gets into a pressure situation, they don't actually perform." Lawson also said he had been trying to get rid of the team's "hierarchy system."
However, how does making public his dissatisfaction help? One suspects Lawson is preparing grounds to justify his failure.
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Why do i have a strange feeling that soon we will be grieving over the passing away of Lawson. Remember Woolmer anyone?
Philip,
Lets hope it does not come to that. :(
If Pakistan fail to win this and then follow that up with an abysmal Asia Cup it could be the end of Lawson.
Though I think its time for harsher steps in Pakistan.
Malik needs to be shed of the captaincy.
Younis Khan needs to be dropped from the ODI team.
A specialist spinner - maybe Kaneria needs to play more ODI games.
I hate it when coaches play stupid games like this. If Lawson has a problem with a player or players, he should address it directly with him/them rather than making unhelpful statements that are disrespectful to the team as a whole.
If there are no obvious changes in the short term, Lawson has failed ... and comments like this make me feel he has already given up (which again puts him in a very bad light).
to me when a coach of national team says what lawson said in public...it should be not be only seen as escapism...its more than that...
i think he really wants to help pak team but coz there is certain hierarchy which has developed...add ineffluent, indecisive board officials...and equally pathetic captain...he is just stirring them to some sense by talking to media...as last way to resort things...
and Q must say that if lawson goes it will be an end of pak team having foreign coach...
you will have to make good with miandad...{shuddering at thought}
Q,
Do you believe a change in personnel will help or should they rid of the factionalism?
I have always been against foreign coaches. There is no point of foriegn coaches really - they dont understand the players, their backgrounds, their culture to bring about change.
Pakistan needs someone from within the system. Someone the players can share a bond with.
Realistically I would rather have something like the Imran Khan era - captain is the coach.
Or going along Shane Warne's line of thinking - we need a people's manager / manager rather than a coach.
Definitely rid of the factionalism but that would only come from changes in personnel.
What Pakistan needs is one strong leader - someone like Imran Khan or Wasim Akram.
One strong man who can rally the troops around him. When the unity is there the discipline, motivation, passion will come.
The problem is that there is no one like that in Pakistan at this time.
I do believe Afridi has the ability but he doesn't have many supporters.
Remember Imran Khan's golden words - those who are difficult to control are the best at controlling others.
Alan,
You are right it looks like Lawson has given up.
BTW, I am intrigued by the two faced behavior of Australian cricketers (past & present).
When they talk to the Asian press they are diplomatic however when they talk to their own, they let it all hang out.
Why is that?:)
Pan,
Miandad is a disaster.
I reckon everybody does this, Ottayan - although Aussies might do it more often :-). Personally, I'd like to hear a lot less from players, past and present, who think it's clever to 'use' the media to make a point that suits them.
They trot out the cliches, waffle on about this and that and generally say little of consequence. The Lawson comment is a perfect example - cute words that achieve nothing. If it's designed to stamp his authority on the team, name the players and either crash or crash through. If it's an admission of his failure, come out and say he can't fix the situation. If he really wants to help Pakistan cricket, then hold his tongue and surround himself with players/support staff that know what needs to be done .... and just do it!
The use of the media by players and the use of players by the media could be the subject of an extended blog post!
Alan,
I am with you. The players, particularly the fringe players use it the best.
Probably, the media is after them for sound bites.
I don'think a brainless person like Afridi deserves to be the captain of Pakistan, his performance has been the worst, and lawson was targetting him and Younis Khan.
I suspect Afridi to be cunning. As for the grinning Younis, he should be sent out of the team.
Ottayan:
Malik when started as a captain was not that bad, its just that he is being consistently being let down by senior players in crucnh matches especially those which the fate of the series depends.
Here is a detail of the performance of Younis and Afridi in the most important matches played by Pakistan during the last year.Malik has now started to play politics to save his own skin, he was not like this before, the biggest mistake PCB has done is not to give him any powers over the selection.
T/20 finals:
Afridi came into bat at 76/5 and got out on the 2nd ball,gave away 30run/4 overs o wickets was most expensive pak bowler.
Younis Khan got the well set Imran Nazir run out who was slaughtering the Indian bowling and then threw away his own wicket on 24.
The home ODI series against SA: it was tied at 2-2, in the last match 14 runs were required of 4 overs,Shahid Afridi threw away his wicket again to an irresponsible shot and Pakistan lost by 14 runs.He was the second most expensive bowler and took no wickets. Earlier Younis khan who was batting at 58 played an irresponsible shot and got out and triggered a collapse.
In the last Odi series against India, Pakistan was trailing by 2-1,in the 4th match, Afridi scored 1 run and gave away 67 runs in his 10overs and again took 0 wickets,he was again the most expensive bowler for Pakistan.
Wasim,
Did not realise the malaise ran so deep.
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