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That squad may have unearthed fast-bowler Kemar Roach, who's still in the side, but it also, for example, gave international recognition to stand-in captain Floyd Reifer, one of the worst players ever to represent the West Indies, who managed 111 runs in six Tests at an average of nine.

Poor Board, Poor Team Richard Lord 2011

The 35-year-old fast-bowler has long represented all that is most glorious—and most ridiculous—about the wonderful world of Pakistani cricket.

The Paradox of Shoaib Akhtar Richard Lord 2011

Durham and England fast-bowler Stephen Harmison summed it up best when he complained about the "chief executive pitches" sometimes prepared for English county cricket, meaning that the only person likely to be happy with them was the man counting the gate receipts.

'Bad' Pitches Make for Cracking Cricket Richard Lord 2011

The endless Pakistani fast-bowler conveyor belt shows no sign of slowing down, either.

Pakistan Transformed for Test vs. England Richard Lord 2012

Again, it was overturned by a PCB tribunal on appeal, much to the chagrin of the World Anti-Doping Agency, but when Shoaib, along with fellow fast-bowler Mohammed Asif, was withdrawn from the Pakistani squad shortly before the 2007 World Cup on spurious injury pretexts, the implication was clear.

The Paradox of Shoaib Akhtar Richard Lord 2011

After picking Shoaib early in the tournament, Pakistan's selectors haven't chosen him for their most recent three games, but with fellow fast-bowler Wahab Riaz misfiring, Wednesday's semi-final against India, or Saturday's final, could be the perfect stage for a swansong.

The Paradox of Shoaib Akhtar Richard Lord 2011

However, Australia only got back into the series because they picked for the second test the 18-year-old fast-bowler Patrick Cummins.

South Africa v Australia Match Delivered on Thrills Richard Lord 2011

Members of other teams have also attracted the fiery fast-bowler's ire—he was banned in 2003 for abusing South African spin-bowler Paul Adams—and even his relationship with crowds has been suitably eventful: a brick was thrown at him in Bangladesh in 2001, and he was banned for throwing a bottle at someone in one in Zimbabwe in 2002.

The Paradox of Shoaib Akhtar Richard Lord 2011

He was again sent home from tour of Australia in 2005, and his tendency to fall out combustibly with teammates reached its apogee in 2007, when he was involved in a locker-room fight with fellow fast-bowler Mohammad Asif in which the latter sustained a leg injury, allegedly inflicted by a bat-wielding Shoaib.

The Paradox of Shoaib Akhtar Richard Lord 2011

Apart from anything else he only has one truly great fast-bowler.

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