Mickey Arthur: “I don’t want any selfish players around’
Thursday, May 12th, 2016 7:06:20 by modousarr
Mickey Arthur: “I don’t want any selfish players around’
The newly-appointed coach for Pakistan’s cricket team put his values out there to the public, on Monday. Mickey Arthur warned that no compromise will be made on discipline, fitness and fielding ahead of major tours in England and Australia.
After successfully coaching his native South Africa from 2005 to 2010, he migrated to Australia. He replaces Waqar Younis, who resigned after Pakistan’s terrible World Twenty20 campaign in India in the previous month.
Arthur’s appointment serves as a bold change that Pakistan made to improve the team, following its fall to ninth in one day and seventh in Twenty20 rankings.
The embarrassing slide is due to the player’s poor discipline and Arthur made it clear through a telephone interview from Perth, Western Australia, that he will be doubling up on team efforts.
“I will be tough on discipline and that’s the way we can get better and better results,” the 47-year-old said.
“I want everybody to start playing for the team and I don’t want any selfish players around,” he said, calling for “proper values and boundaries”.
He further claimed that he demands boldness in his players.
“I also want players who aren’t prepared to be bullied,” he said.
England Challenge
After being sacked as Australia’s coach 19 months into the job in 2013, Arthur will serve as Pakistan’s fifth foreign coach after Richard Pybus, Bob Woolmer, Geoff Lawson and Dav Whatmore.
He will be at work ahead of the England tour, where Pakistan play four Tests, five one-day and T20 international matches between July 14th to September 7th.
They will also be playing three Tests and six one-day in Australia beginning in December. In between both series, they will come face-to-face with New Zealand and world T20 champions, the West Indies.
According to Arthur, the two series against major teams England and Australia on their home field will be “tough”.
“For Pakistan players, those conditions are trying, but I want the team to be up for the challenge.
“Without a doubt we will go on to win… If the players show improvement, then I know I am doing my job.”
In his opinion, the “sheer challenge” of the Pakistan coaching role” which seems to be one of the toughest and most turbulent in international cricket, “really excited me”.
“I know everything about the job, but what I know more is that there is a huge passion (for) cricket and there is enormous talent in Pakistan and I think if we can get a proper structure in place then we can really get this team far away,” he said.
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