{"id":20204,"date":"2026-09-04T10:35:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20204"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:35:44","slug":"they-change-their-mind-like-pants-former-pakistan-coach-tears-into-chief-selector-aaqib-javed-over-england-chaos-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20204","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;They change their mind like pants&#8217;: Former Pakistan coach tears into chief selector Aaqib Javed over England chaos | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133759286,imgsize-126382,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/aaqib-javed-jason-gillespie.jpg\" alt=\"'They change their mind like pants': Former Pakistan coach tears into chief selector Aaqib Javed over England chaos\" title=\"Aaqib Javed, Jason Gillespie\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Aaqib Javed, Jason Gillespie\">Aaqib Javed, Jason Gillespie<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Pakistan head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jason-gillespie\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Gillespie<\/a> criticised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief selector <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aaqib-javed\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaqib Javed<\/a> after the board&#8217;s major mid-series squad overhaul following Pakistan&#8217;s defeats in the first two Tests against England.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Pakistan replaced head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sarfaraz-ahmed\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarfaraz Ahmed<\/a> and bowling coach Umar Gul, while also sending seven players home after losing the first two Tests at Headingley and Lord&#8217;s.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Gillespie, who coached Pakistan for eight months in 2024 and guided the team to a 2-1 Test series win over England, said it was painful to watch the current situation unfold.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;I feel for the players, this is these guys livelihoods,&#8221; Gillespie told The Australian newspaper.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>&#8220;From the outside it looks like they are playing with fear,&#8221; the former Australian fast bowler said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>&#8220;Salman Ali Agha goes from captaining the team in the first Test against England to out of the team for the second Test and on the plane home before the third Test.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>&#8220;How does that work?&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The former Australia fast bowler blamed Aaqib Javed for the lack of consistency in Pakistan&#8217;s selection decisions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>&#8220;It&#8217;s pretty clear they don&#8217;t have a selection strategy at all, particularly under Aaqib Javed. They change their mind like they change their pants &#8212; daily,&#8221; Gillespie said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>He also responded to Javed&#8217;s recent comments, in which the selector blamed Gillespie and former Pakistan white-ball coach Gary Kirsten for the team&#8217;s problems.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>&#8220;Aaqib Javed came out recently and blamed (former Pakistan white-ball coach) Gary Kirsten and myself for everything that is going on.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>&#8220;Aaqib has been chairman of selectors for the past two years. <!-- -->We haven&#8217;t even been there. Somehow he claims it is our fault. Make sense out of that. I think Javed needs to look at himself in the mirror.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Gillespie also questioned how the PCB informed players about the squad changes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>&#8220;There is definitely no communication between Aaqib Javed, who is meant to be chairman of selectors, and the players.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>&#8220;The players who were sacked heard it through family and friends and the media they had been sacked. How disrespectful is that?&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>Reports earlier this week said several Pakistan players found out they had been dropped after friends and family sent them the PCB&#8217;s statement on social media, with no direct communication from the team management, captain or coach.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>Pakistan suffered an innings and 103-run defeat in the first Test at Headingley before losing the second Test at Lord&#8217;s by 194 runs, handing England a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>Following those defeats, the PCB recalled wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, opener Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, spinner Ali Usman, pacer Khurram Shahzad, all-rounder Aamir Jamal and batter Awais Zafar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"52\"\/>Sarfaraz Ahmed and Umar Gul were also replaced, with Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke taking charge of the team for the third Test in Birmingham, starting on September 9.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/they-change-their-mind-like-pants-former-pakistan-coach-tears-into-chief-selector-aaqib-javed-over-england-chaos\/articleshow\/133758734.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaqib Javed, Jason Gillespie Former Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie criticised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief selector Aaqib Javed after the board&#8217;s major mid-series squad overhaul following Pakistan&#8217;s defeats in the first two Tests against England.Pakistan replaced head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul, while also sending seven players home after losing the 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