Mickey Arthur set to join Pakistan camp in the first week of June

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's newly appointed Head Coach Mickey Arthur will join the national side in the first week of June.

After a chaotic selection procedure that attracted controversies, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) finalised the 48-year-old to be the right fit for the job earlier this month.

A PCB official told that Arthur will join the team on 4th or 5th of June. “Finally the wait is over and Mickey will be joining the players,” he said.

Arthur, who coached Karachi Kings in the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier this year, replaces former Pakistan quick Waqar Younis, who relinquished the post after Pakistan's deplorable run in the Asia Cup T20 and ICC World T20.

The national side will take part in the week-long training camp scheduled to begin from today. The final squad for the tour of England will be finalised after the skill camp on June 6.

Pakistan is scheduled to take on the Britons in four Tests, five One-Day Internationals, and a T20 International starting from July 14.

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Riaz

May 30, 2016 06:08pm

All very chaotic, so close to start of a major tour. All Brady organised. Waqar should have been kept for the test series, with handover to new coach to manage to one day series. After all Waqar relinquished his pay, this how it should not happen. Any way, let's hope the players unite under Misbah who has done a wonderful job and a very stabilising influence.

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Light tunnel

May 30, 2016 06:18pm

Pakistan cricket will certainly will do well under him ...they have already hit the rock bottom

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abdullah

May 30, 2016 06:29pm

..wow how cook is this, looks like PCB is making sure all his work is down well before he joins without any of his involvement: 1. Fitness camp done! 2. training camp to be concluded on the 5th june! 3. Final squad to be selected after training camp! 4. Arthur joins after the training camp on the 5th!!! Bravo!!! I guess they are bringing him in to practice the month of fasting...which begins around the 7th!!! this clearly shows whos wants to be the boss & who they dont want to be the boss!!!

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Kepler

May 30, 2016 07:08pm

I wonder if he had life insurance?

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Shakil USA

May 30, 2016 07:36pm

All the best Arthur. Hopefully team will apply positive team work and pay attention to fitness if they want to be on top.

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Basit Ali

May 30, 2016 07:53pm

A week-long training camp ....Man that is extensive and intensive training indeed

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Doc PhD USANo

May 30, 2016 08:21pm

Why Cricket in Ramadan? Can't they wait and take a break for a month?

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Yasir Zeb

May 30, 2016 09:18pm

@abdullah do you really want guys to sit at their home till new coach join and they start training? critics always have a point to criticism even though if they are 99.9% correct critic will come with that 1% out and says that and this having no knowledge of cricket...

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Yasir Zeb

May 30, 2016 09:20pm

@Kepler Pakistan is a secure place people like you giving impression that every Pakistani moving around with having gun his hand, good and bad things happen every where.

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aamir ayub

May 30, 2016 10:59pm

what new in it. it has already been published one week before that arthur is coming to pakistan in first week of june.

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The End is Near

May 30, 2016 11:31pm

At least Arthur will keep the team fit and focused.

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BharatRakshak

May 30, 2016 11:53pm

Just hope that he doenst go Wolmer way. Good lucky Micky & Pakistan.

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Kyoorius

May 31, 2016 04:00am

Best of luck to Pakistan Cricket. If Micky behaves like Gary Kirsten then I have no doubt that Pakistan cricket will bounce back in no time considering the natural talent the players have.

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