Mahmud 'will not resign'

[rafiq]

"But on the other hand sat the tragically isolated figure of Khaled Mahmud - cut adrift from his crowd, his crease, and maybe even his coach. He remains determined to stick at the job, but when the loudest cheer of the day is reserved for your run-out, it must surely be time to contemplate moving upstairs to the commentary box. Only a masochist or a self-publicist would cling to power at that sort of cost to their dignity. "