Hannan definitely has something wrong with his technique. He does not know where his off stump is. In the first test, he was out in both innings, leaving balls that were coming into him to hit middle or off. He was not out in either innings, playing a rash shot but rather, while trying to be circumspect and leave balls which, he believed we're going to miss off stump. Perhaps our batting coach can work on this with him? I personally feel that he does have the necessary skills to be an opener, it's just some parts of his game that need to be worked on. As far as the Sabina Park pitch and how much we will score is concerned, our entire team needs to learn from the way Pilot played in the second innings. For a team which apparently cannot play short pitched bowling too well, our top order seems to play the hook and pull shot very well indeed. However, there are times when discretion is the better part of valor. When the fielding team places a log leg and a deep square leg and bowls short pitched, it is obvious that they are setting a trap. For some reason our batsmen seem to lack the mental faculty to see this very obvious ploy. Case in point, Bashar the captain. He played the hook and pull throughout his century innings inspite of the field settings. It was only a matter of time before he got caught out in that position. Pilot on the other hand took body blows rather than give his wicket away cheaply by pulling straight down the throat of deep backward square or long leg.
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