hope so

Bring in taufeez umar to replace hafeez...hafeez's bowling isn't as effective in test matches as it could be in odi's and twenty20...secondly, bring in umar akmal in place of shafiq...im not saying to drop asad shafiq from the 15 man squad, but just start with umar akmal for the 1st test and see how he gets on !!...i can see mohammad irfan coming back to replace rahat ali...other than those, i can't see anymore drastic changes !!

We will not see any changes until we drop the tried and tested players for good. Ali Khan

Good to see that Whatmore is taking the blame. Hope that Moin Khan also changes his stance. Our players are packed with talent. Proper selection, hardwork and training is needed. Hope that for SA series test/odi/t20 elevens are on merit

Way Forward for Pakistan Cricket Considering that now all the Test matches to be played till 31st December, 16 will be ranking Test matches, for selecting best 4 Test teams. These 4 Test teams will only qualify for playing the 1st ever Test Matches Championship to be held in June - July 2017. As such, Pakistani cricket can't afford business as usual (specially keeping in mind that by the year 2017, Misbah ul Haq will definitely be not there, to play the Test championship). 1. Must find a new captain for the coming ODI and Test matches series against Sri Lanka and South Africa, so that the new captain is well experienced by the time ODI world cup is played in 2015 and Test championship in 2017. 2. No harm in allowing Misbah ul Haq and Younis Khan to continue playing till they are fit to play. 3. Keeping in view of the age (35 years), current fitness, batting form and dearth of any potential player to be considered as a leader, may consider Younis Khan as a captain for the Test and ODI formats to lead the Pakistani teams till 2015 ODI World Cup and 2017 Test championship. 4. However, if senior players are to be altogether discarded for the consideration of captaincy then may be Saeed Ajmal can be considered, as captain to lead the team in the ODI and Test matches, as a prospect for the long term investment. 4. Must infuse more talented fresh blood like, Ahmad Shahzad, Awais Zia, Umer Amin, Harris Sohail and other such like youngsters in ODI and Test matches. No harm if we lose with these players when we are not winning with the current lot of seniors and semi seniors like M Hafeez etc. 5. Mohsin Hassan Khan must be brought back as a head coach, because Pakistan has yet to win a Test match series, under the tenure of Dav Whatmore. 6. Entire PCB, repeat entire PCB needs immediate revamping, without which to expect any improvement in the performance of our players, will be a far fetched dream.

It's not too late to get Mohsin Kahn back. Well qualified coach can only work in Well qualified environment.

Get rid of Hafeez. He does not deserve a place in the test side.

Coach should have his saying the team selection as he is the one taking the blame. He is working with what he was provided by the selection team and there lies the issue of the Pakistani team. Enough blaming the non existence of the international criciket a the current players has been playing international cricket for a while and continue to fail. What this team needs a new positive leader who has the vision and embision for winning. Rest of the team needs new blood in most of the position. You need to build for future with new young fresh players not thCoach should have his saying the team selection as he is the one taking the blame. He is working with what he was provided by the selection team and there lies the issue of the Pakistani team. Enough blaming the non-existence of the international cricket a the current players has been playing international cricket for a while and continue to fail. What this team needs a new positive leader who has the vision and ambition for winning. Rest of the team needs new blood in most of the position. You need to build for future with new young fresh players not the so called talented players who has been given chances for years without proving them selves. They score one out of many games to secure there position and always let the team down on crucial times. Else continue to suffer the consciences of the mismanage team in future.e so called talented players who has been given chances for years without proving them selves.

Two changes are on the cards: Hafeez will be dropped and Nasir Jamshed will open, Umer Gul should also be fit and back playing 11 in the place of Rahat Ali.

Hafeez would be good place to start a few changes. Do not need another decade to establish that he is not a Test opener/batsman.

Why does our board agree to and schedule 2 test series with everyone but India and Australia and England get to play 5 tests series??? Is our board that pathatic????

In spite of the prevalent culture of not learning from mistakes-one can only hope that the coach, selection committee and team management will learn from Zimbabwe experience and to avoid further embarrassment will select an appropriate team to face the number one team in world cricket.

Whatmore you should be embarrassed and ashamed as a Team Coach after loosing to Zimbabwe. Your performance as a coach is not acceptable and all you can do is give excuses.

Try what ever he or thet PCB wants it . They gonna get the beating of there life from # 1 team . We have nothing . No batsman ,Bowlers,fielders are lazy ,wickwet keeper anoher disaster. Oh please .The Pak cricket has hit the rock bottom.World cup will tell you all .

Dear sir, We want good results Mr Whatmore, time is running out for you. Regards, Hyder

Nothing new from this old-timer who has repeatedly let down the Pakistani cricket fans from time to time. It is, however, a foregone conclusion that the same batting combination would not be risked against a more superior opposition. So, Dave, please be specific and lay out a firm and credible plan in a logical manner rather than speak in vague terms.

Fix Is easy.. No Hafeez or Farhat. No Azhar Ali, No Asad Shafiq. 1 Genuine all rounder. Rest is good. Bowling has good options.

@abid: Hi Abid; This is game of cricket ,not ping pong. Anything can happen during a match .Remember if you have a ball in your hand to throw, on the other side of the wicket some body is holding a bat to hit it. Regards, Johri---Canada

Thanks for admitting, but we want to see results....

@Hyder: Why can't they fire Whatmore and appoint Mohsin hassan Khan.

Last chance for Whatmore to show that he is eligible for the job by winning test/odi series against SA and Srilanka. For that he needs to be well connected to ALL the players and that is not easy being a foreign coach.

Pakistan needs to plug 4 holes in their team to combat SA in test matches. 1) Solid Opening batsman and 1-down batsman. Nasir Jamshad and Ahmad Shahzad need to open, and Hafeez replaced at 1 down by Abdul Razzaq. Razzaq has technically very good defense and offense especially against fast bowlers. Razzaq can be recast as a positive batsman like Imran Khan, and provide some insulation to the middle order who were repeatedly getting exposed to opening bowlers in SA tests. 2) Solid #6 Batsman. Either we groom Umar Akmal now or never. If not Umar, lets get Faisal Iqbal on #6. We need a Wasim Raja type player at #6 with solid defense and offense who can relish with a long tail like Pakistan. 3) Opening Bowlers weakness. Opening bowlers hunt in pairs. Where is Pakistan's hunting pair? This is a difficult hole to plug without Umar Gul in the line up. 4) Due to fast bowling weaknesses and pitches on UAE we will need to a potent, rock solid spinning pair in a repeat performance from the England test last year from our spinners. Pakistan has a very difficult task ahead. Opening batsmen ne'er to show longevity at the crease, we need a positive, solid 1down to blunt the SA attack, let Younis and Mishbah build a solid total, and need to someone to shepherd the lower middle order. Bowling is looking depleted, especially if our spinners to fire on all cylinders. Selectors need to make strategic decisions. Talent and experience is there, we need to combinations for UAE against SA. Suggest also that we recruit Mohsin Khan as a batting consultant right away.

Whatmore does not match with the Pakistani team's chemistry. In fact he would be better suited for a team which has less experience(aka minnow). But for the teams like Pakistan, you need a guy who knows how to settle the issues among the players, not a guy who would try to teach you how to bowl or bat. Pak problem lies in the head, not skill. Why Bob Woolmer was successful? why Afridi performed better in his period. why Yousaf made a world record in his time period. It was all because he knew how to eliminate the differences and settle the issues among the team player. After Woolmer, we got a got manager in the shape of Mohsin Khan, but again PCB politics let him down.

@Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad: Saeed Ajmal a long term investment as captain?? He is older than Younis Khan.

We should get rid of Mr. Whatmore as early as possible if we want some betterment in the cricket Pakistan.

"upsetting, disappointed and embarrassing" and your failure Mr. Whatmore. So please quit!

Very good mr. whatmore??? you are not good enough to coach pakistan team, who lacks in all departments, including willingness to learn and improve their performance and standard, EVEN if you coach Australian team(real professional) you will not be able to end their bad performances.

Everyone keeps saying that Pakistan will lose hands down, but I think it will be a very close series. SA are very poor against quality spin bowling, and Ajmal/Rehman/Hafeez will create havoc. Pak still might lose though, with the awful batting they have. Please don't carry deadwood like Afridi. And yes, I can't comment on who, but remember any good Test side must have 'Dravid' type openers, if u know what I mean !

Playing XI for tests should be 1. Nasir Jamshed 2. Taufeeq Umar 3. Azhar Ali 4. Younus Khan 5. Misbah ul Haq (c) 6. Umar Amin 7. Adnan Akmal / Umar Akmal (wk) 8. Umar Gul / Wahab Riaz 9. Saeed Ajmal 10. Abdur Rahman / Zulfiqar Babar 11. Junaid Khan Playing XI for ODIs should be 1. Ahmed Shehzad 2. Nasir Jamshed 3. Umar Amin 4. Umar Akmal (wk) 5. Harris Sohail 6. Misbah ul Haq 7. Mohammad Hafeez 8. Saeed Ajmal 9. Zulfiqar Babar / Raza Hassan 10. Junaid Khan 11. Irfan / Wahab Riaz / Umar Gul Playing XI for t20s should be 1. Ahmed Shehzad 2. Mohammad Hafeez (c) 3. Umar Akmal (wk) 4. Harris Sohail 5. Sohaib Maqsood 6. Shahid Afridi 7. Hammad Azam 8. Raza Hassan 9. Zulfiqar Babar 10. Sohail Tanvir / Umar Gul 11. Mohammad Irfan / Ehsan Adil

Mr Whatmore we the pakistanis "want more" from you. Mr Sethi It is the right time that Misbah ko ab Khiska. Give it to Afridi Insha Allah he will do it nicely & hapily.

So now Mr. Whatmore is entrusted the role of a selector also.

you see whatmore is good coach, he improved srilankan cricket 1996 world cup and u/19 world cup in 2008 the new found of india is virat kholi and ravinder jadeja.