Cricket fans, taiyar ho jaiye kyunki Test cricket ka asli maza shuru hone wala hai. England ne apne ghar mein Pakistan ki khatiya khadi karne ki poori planning kar li hai. Injury ki wajah se squad mein bade badlav hue hain, lekin England ka attitude wahi aggressive rehne wala hai. Idhar hamare padosi mulk ki team wahi purane sawalo ke saath England ki fast pitches par utregi, jahan swing aur bounce unke batting order ki dhajjiyan udane ke liye kaafi hai.
The Guru Story
England cricket board ne Pakistan ke khilaaf hone wali 3-match ki Test series ke pehle do matches ke liye squad ka ailaan kar diya hai. Sabse badi khabar ye hai ki young talent Jacob Bethell knee injury ki wajah se bahar ho gaye hain. Iska fayda mila hai Jordan Cox ko, jo ab Number 3 par batting karte nazar aayenge. Cox waise toh opener hain, lekin England management ne unpar bharosa jataya hai.
Do saal ke lambe intezaar ke baad Dan Lawrence ki wapsi hui hai. Lawrence ko Number 6 par jagah mili hai aur wo ek batting all-rounder ka role nibhayenge, kyunki Ben Stokes ke retirement ke baad wo jagah khali thi. Lawrence ki off-spin bowling England ko ek extra fast bowler khilane ki azadi degi. Joe Root ek baar phir full-time captain ke roop mein wapsi kar rahe hain aur unka pehla imtehaan unke home ground Headingley mein hoga.
Wahin dusri taraf, Pakistan ki team Babar Azam ki leadership mein ek baar phir koshish karegi ki wo England mein survive kar sakein. Lekin jis tarah ka squad ECB ne select kiya hai, usme Jofra Archer aur Gus Atkinson jaise tezz tarrar bowlers hain jo PCB ke batters ki neendein udane ke liye kaafi hain.
Analysis & Numbers
- Dan Lawrence ne is County Championship season mein aag ugli hai, unhone 65.66 ki average se 788 runs banaye hain jisme 5 centuries shamil hain.
- Jordan Cox ne apne career mein 30 innings mein opening ki hai, lekin unka Number 3 par sirf ek hi match ka experience hai. Ye England ka ek bada gamble ho sakta hai.
- Joe Root ki captaincy mein England ne naye coach Stephen Fleming ke vision ke saath ek naya transition shuru kiya hai.
- Ollie Robinson ki wapsi fast bowling department ko aur bhi khatarnak banati hai, unhone pichle Test mein 7 wickets liye the.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Seedhi baat ye hai ki England ne scouting aur performance ke base par ek solid squad banaya hai. Dan Lawrence ki form Pakistan ke spin aur pace dono ke liye khatra hai. Wahin Pakistan ki baat karein toh unka track record England ki thandi aur swing wali conditions mein hamesha se thanda raha hai. Babar Azam ki captaincy par hamesha se sawal uthte rahe hain aur agar wo Headingley mein pehla Test haarte hain, toh pressure unke upar dugna ho jayega. England is series ko 3-0 se sweep karne ka dum rakhti hai agar unka Bazball 2.0 sahi se execute hua.
England Squad: Joe Root (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Matthew Fisher, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.
Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (c), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Ali Usman, Azan Awais, Imam ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood, Ubaid Shah.
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