Mickey Arthur
Mickey Arthur
John Michael "Mickey" Arthuris a South African cricketer who played South African domestic cricket from 1986 to 2001. He is the current coach of the Pakistan national cricket team. He coached the South African national team from 2005 to 2010, and was the coach of the Australia national cricket team until his sacking on 23 June 2013...
best either house order possibly prepared side thinking
We've prepared either way. I'm thinking that they wouldn't go in with two spinners on that, but who knows? That's up to them. We are going to put our house in order and try to put the best side out that we possibly can.
chat coaster emotional huge last roller
We've had a long chat about it. We've been on a huge emotional roller coaster in the last week.
managing match test throughout
We'll have to keep managing that throughout the test match ... he'll be fine.
australia beat bowling chances dropped easy hang missed pressure quality side stuck
We thought Perth was where we could get stuck in but we missed our opportunities there. If we had scored 'big' after bowling them out for 258, we could have put Australia under pressure but we also dropped catches. They weren't easy chances but you have to hang on to them if you want to beat a quality side like Australia.
ask gets guy hand hat injured jumps name pull replace seriously stood
You ask me for a name to pull out the hat to replace Gibbs if he gets seriously injured tomorrow. Not one name jumps out at you, because there hasn't been a guy that has actually stood up and put his hand up.
miss missing tough
You can miss one player, but it's tough when you're missing four.
ability far few stronger sydney
We will go to Sydney a far stronger outfit. Our bounce-back ability is brilliant. We will come back with a few new strategies.
again happen rest
It's unacceptable and we would like to think that it won't happen again for the rest of this game.
appealing good hit instructed obvious personal player problem spirit stand within
I've got no problem with that. It's within the spirit of the game. He thought it was an obvious deflection. There was a lot of appealing and histrionics going on and he hit it and walked. That's fine. I've never instructed a player to stand or walk, that's a personal preference. He hit it. Good catch. And off he went.
allow although beneath bit conditions gives greater looks match test
It looks a little bit browner although there is still moisture beneath the surface. I do like going into a Test match with a spinner, to be honest, because it gives you greater options. But conditions must allow for that.
apply hopefully position pressure tough
It's going to be a tough old day. Hopefully we will have absorbed the pressure and have been in a position to apply it.
good lunch poised session tea tomorrow
It's evenly poised at the moment. We had two good sessions after lunch and after tea but the first session tomorrow is going to be crucial.
came innings noticed pain pulling slight strange swelling
It was a strange injury. When he came off in the first innings he noticed a slight swelling under his knee. There was no pain but we thought we'd have it scanned and it came back with something to do with the ligament pulling away from the hamstring.
good runs sign
It's a good sign for us because we've now got the runs on the board.