'There's loads of room for improvement' - Woolmer
Bob Woolmer spoke to the press after his team lost the last match
Peter English
05-Jan-2005
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Pakistan suffered a 3-0 whitewash but Bob Woolmer, their
coach, believed they had improved over the series. While he was forced to explain the reduced workload of Shoaib Akhtar during the match, he
expected the captain Inzamam-ul-Haq to be fit for the VB Series
On his team's display over the three Tests
We got better but there's lots of room for improvement. We can bat better. It was interesting that our bowling was tested by Australia and to see how the bowlers fitted in this type of cricket.
We got better but there's lots of room for improvement. We can bat better. It was interesting that our bowling was tested by Australia and to see how the bowlers fitted in this type of cricket.
On Shoaib Akhtar's series
He's complaining of a hamstring injury and he's having a scan tomorrow. Hopefully we'll see how fit he is after that. Certainly in this Test match he's been a shadow of himself. He bowled pretty well in the first two Tests. If you want to run that far in this country you have to be triathlete fit. Either he shortens his run-up or he gets triathlete fit.
He's complaining of a hamstring injury and he's having a scan tomorrow. Hopefully we'll see how fit he is after that. Certainly in this Test match he's been a shadow of himself. He bowled pretty well in the first two Tests. If you want to run that far in this country you have to be triathlete fit. Either he shortens his run-up or he gets triathlete fit.
On Akhtar's attitude in this Test
He was tired and in a way everyone was disappointed with his commitment. From a team point of view we understand he's given his all in the first two Test matches.
He was tired and in a way everyone was disappointed with his commitment. From a team point of view we understand he's given his all in the first two Test matches.
On Danish Kaneria and Kamran Akmal
Danish is a very exciting Test legspinner and I think he'll grow as he starts to learn and play more. He has all the tricks of the trade - probably more than he needs. Kamran kept brilliantly and is one of the best wicketkeepers I've seen for a long time. His batting needs to improve, but he played well in the first innings and has a super future.
Danish is a very exciting Test legspinner and I think he'll grow as he starts to learn and play more. He has all the tricks of the trade - probably more than he needs. Kamran kept brilliantly and is one of the best wicketkeepers I've seen for a long time. His batting needs to improve, but he played well in the first innings and has a super future.
On Inzamam's back injury
He wants to play in the one-day series and he's captain of Pakistan until the end of the West Indies tour. He desperately wants to play and is trying to get fit. He had a net today.
He wants to play in the one-day series and he's captain of Pakistan until the end of the West Indies tour. He desperately wants to play and is trying to get fit. He had a net today.
On Shoaib Malik's remedial work on his suspect action
He went to Perth today, we've been working on his action and we want to get him cleared before the one-day series. He's going for re-testing on January 10 and he's worked very hard on his action. I watched him and from what he's done I can't see any semblance of a throw.
He went to Perth today, we've been working on his action and we want to get him cleared before the one-day series. He's going for re-testing on January 10 and he's worked very hard on his action. I watched him and from what he's done I can't see any semblance of a throw.