You have to feel for Inzamam -- he looked utterly crestfallen -- but what a victory.
Up there wth Kenya's defeat of the West Indies in 1996, a game that kind of confirmed the decline of Carribean cricket.
I wonder if this could be a similar moment for Pakistan, which is experiencing all kinds of internal problems. Will Woolmer go as well, I wonder?
Any Freepers in Pakistan this morning? I'm wondering what the mood is like on the streets of Lahore at the moment...
Well don't know about whether this game has heralded the decline of Pakistani cricket.For one,cricket in the subcontinent won't suffer.On the other hand,cricket's popularity was going down long before the West Indies hit a trough in the mid-90s.So I don't think India & Pakistan will decline-but these defeats show why these subcontinental teams can never dominate cricket the way the West Indies or Australia did/do.Barring Sri Lanka,these teams are too temperamental & dependent on sheer talent.
Woolmer may get the boot & so could Inzy-There have been reports of divisions between the Islamist cricketers(led by Inzi) & the secular ones led by Younis khan.Younis Khan looks set to be the next captain & he looks like a smart bloke.The bigger problem is the lose of Shoaib & Mohd.Asif.
There has been the mandatory effigy burnings & 'death to Inzy' & 'death to Woolmer'Fortunately or Unfortunately,there is too much domestic turmoil in Pakistan with regard to Musharraf firing Pakistan's Chief Justice,so this won't figure too highly on their radars.
"Will Woolmer go as well, I wonder?"
Prophetic words indeed...Very sad though.