Butt demands fielding improvements from Pakistan
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August 11, 2010, Wednesday
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PAKISTAN must improve its lackluster fielding before the third test against England, captain Salman Butt said on Monday after counting 14 missed catching chances in the nine-wicket loss at Edgbaston.
Pakistan is now 0-2 down in the four-match series and Butt realizes if it is to salvage a drawn series by winning at The Oval and Lord's, his team will have to start holding on to opportunities.
Regular wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal was omitted after missing chances in the first test at Trent Bridge and his replacement Zulqarnain Haider dropped three catches at Edgbaston.
Several of his teammates were also offenders as Kevin Pietersen was missed three times during his innings of 80 that gave England its platform to win.
"The guys themselves realize that we need 20 wickets to win a test match and if we drop 14 catches in a test it makes it hard to do that," Butt said.
"They were out in the morning working hard but one day is not enough. You need to do that continuously. These 14 include half chances and being professional we need to account for the half chances."
Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed is part of the team's current backroom staff, officially as an associate coach but with the remit to help the team's fielding.
Pakistan is now 0-2 down in the four-match series and Butt realizes if it is to salvage a drawn series by winning at The Oval and Lord's, his team will have to start holding on to opportunities.
Regular wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal was omitted after missing chances in the first test at Trent Bridge and his replacement Zulqarnain Haider dropped three catches at Edgbaston.
Several of his teammates were also offenders as Kevin Pietersen was missed three times during his innings of 80 that gave England its platform to win.
"The guys themselves realize that we need 20 wickets to win a test match and if we drop 14 catches in a test it makes it hard to do that," Butt said.
"They were out in the morning working hard but one day is not enough. You need to do that continuously. These 14 include half chances and being professional we need to account for the half chances."
Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed is part of the team's current backroom staff, officially as an associate coach but with the remit to help the team's fielding.
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