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When things were looking good they again mess it up with a poor selection. I agree with Zuhair and Sam - Faisal Iqbal, Farhat and Sami are useless why they did not pick Yousuf or Razzaq is a mystery to me.

Edited by mystery - 11 May 2012 at 10:08pm

Moreover, Raz Hasan is good but spin is not where Pakistan lacks at the moment. I would never drop Rehman in his pomp for a rookie like Raza Hasan.

Its not about the playing elven - he should be there at least in the squad and can play according to the situation. On Razzaq, I still think he is way ahead of Hammad and Arafat - Razzaq did not perform much but he was hardly ever used properly. You don't send your premier batting all rounder at number 8 - do you?

Picked on pace not talent!

What happened to 'national unity'? Jeez...

It's in the best interests of the PCB to continue winning matches - in terms of fan support, sponsor support, team unity, morale in the dressing room and so on. That means picking your best team, based on future direction, form, technique and skill.

Some scientific research on the swinging ball - worth a look

         http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18262145

Saw that on twitter - casualty of too much cricket because off too much domestic cricket {*cough* ipl * cough*}.

Talking of timing, James Taylor has it, picking today to make a terrific televised 115* off 70-odd balls for Notts to coincide with a spot opening up in the England ODI team. Most noticeably, he hit 7 sixes, a couple of them vast, which is not something you would normally associate him with.

may be foolish of me to post this but I'll do it... I'm suffering from some skin pigmentation which I've noticed since last 1 week... last 1 month my skin was heavily exposed to the sun and as you know the sun is very severe in Indian summer.

Originally posted by sam_ahmed may be foolish of me to post this but I'll do it... I'm suffering from some skin pigmentation which I've noticed since last 1 week... last 1 month my skin was heavily exposed to the sun and as you know the sun is very severe in Indian summer. I've developed dark patches on my forehead, my color since birth has been fair by subcontinental standards, rest of the face is fine, alhamdulillah, can anyone help me with this? esp since a lot of you play cricket and get exposed to sun heavily... just ways to protect yourselves... any suggestion would be welcomed... and of course your prayers for fast recovery.

Oh dear hope you get well soon i dont know much but i would say you should try aloe vera as its really useful for me.

Take it easy Sam, that even happens to my brother when he's in the sun to often, skin on his forehead gets darker.  Once you're over exposed to sun without sunscreen, you're bound to get darker (red if white skinned).

Is there any other side effect?? 

Protective measure, wear hats outside and drink lots of liquids.  I usually wear long sleeves during working hours, and also when playing games.  I use sunscreen as well, so I don't really get affected by the sun anymore.

First time i use to play without sunscreen, damn, when ah game was done, was sun burn in my backside and skin hot until I go to sleep.  Thank God for sunscreen!

:) thanks spinny!

Vehicles are being built with a faster build up speed.  When you hear the sound of engine these days, it only tempts you to race it on.  I get tempted but luckily here, there are so many corners that chances of passing 80 KPH is very slim, only in a few places here you can pass that speed.

Indeed, such strange circumstances. Nonetheless, condolences to the Maynard family and other loved ones. Surrey seems to be somewhat cursed with these things