[PoorFan]

Originally Posted by Cats_eye
Aftab at 3 is fine. We need a solid start in test. Nafees and Nafis can do the job well. Why do we have the notion of scoring at a higher rate in test or why do we want to be aggressive? This is a five day game. All of these boys need to learn how to value their wicket first. Build partnership. One can not win a test match in one session.

Sorry, may be it's off topic, nothing to do with batting style ...

I really don't understand why it so hard for Ash, Aftab and even Bashar to realize that in test it's all about "building an innings", "good partnership", and "play session by session". It's not about 30+ runs from 35 balls for one session like ODI. No one would have complain if they score 30+ runs from 100 balls, and get out after a 50+ runs of partnership. 3 to 4 slow 50+ runs of partnership can easily lead us to play 4th or 5th day in test. It's hard to believe that, still they don't realize these "building an innings", "good partnership", "playing session by session" after playing so many test till now.

Perhaps they don't have enough confidence and skill to stay long on the pitch, and just scared to death that they might get out with very few runs in the process, scoring slowly in test. We almost never saw any of our top and middle scored 30+ runs with a strike rate around 30%, it's very rare even if they have some, except that NI and Javed against Zimbo. I observed a few time, Bashar and Ash did tried to score slow, but got out around 10 to 30 runs most of the time, and I am sure they were not happy with those low score. More they fail, more they go for quick 40+ runs, before get out for low score and get dropped.

Once they got 40+ quick runs on board ( something like satisfactory zone of their innings ) before get out, they start to feel relax, and then try to play sensible, but most of the time they fail in the process by playing too many shots. Some time one or two of them get away with it, but rest of them fail as usual, hence there is no click all together. We lose control of test to our opponent by losing wicket regularly session by session, even one or two of us shows resistance and score respectable runs.

May be that's why even after so many test match, we cant even remember a single gritty ( slow ) 50+ innings in test, from our top order ( NI, SN, Ash, Bash, Aftab ), except that NI and JO against Zimbo.