After helping Australia to a host of record breaking achievements, being beaten by the weakest test nation seemed as possible as anything. Pakistani cricket is at its lowest ebb in recent memory. That is only natural - all teams have their highs and lows. What makes Pakistan s recent failures so frustrating, however, is the fact that they followed so closely after victories against the West Indies and South Africa. Whether this is a result of the inquiry is difficult to confirm.
Excuses always fly thick during crises.
Pakistan Cricket Captain Aamir Sohail has blamed the selectors for supplying a poor bowling lineup, but that s not good enough - the team was at full strength both in batting and bowling. Indeed the bribery inquiry has been mentally draining on several key players, and morale cannot be good either, but cricket is something one learns at the school of hard knocks, and, besides, the players should be used to controversy by now. Zimbabwe, like it or not, were the better team. At least, at batting. Pakistan has always had a problem in the batting department.