{"id":270584,"date":"2024-10-23T16:59:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T11:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a-sports.tv\/?p=270584"},"modified":"2024-10-23T16:59:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T11:59:28","slug":"jason-gillespie-on-exclusion-from-selection-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a-sports.tv\/jason-gillespie-on-exclusion-from-selection-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I am a matchday strategist’: Jason Gillespie comments on exclusion from selection committee"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has opened up about his role in the team management after the recent changes in the selection committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n Previously head coach and captain of the respective formats were part of the selection committee as voting members.<\/p>\n However, following Pakistan’s heavy defeat in the first Test against England, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) overhauled the selection committee, removing the captain and coach from the selection process.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Pakistan Cricket Board [PCB] has confirmed the recomposition of the men\u2019s national selection committee. It now includes Aleem Dar, Aqib Javed, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali and Hasan Cheema as voting members,\u201d the PCB stated.<\/p>\n Jason Gillespie addressed the changes and explained his role during the press conference in Rawalpindi ahead of the third Test against England.<\/p>\n \u201cThe PCB came in after that (first) Test match. It was decided that a new selection panel would come in, and they would be making decisions,” said Gillespie.<\/p>\n “I wasn\u2019t involved in the decision-making. I\u2019m now just the coach for matchday strategy, so I just keep out of things now and just focus on the players and getting them ready for cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n The former Australian pacer stated that he is only focused on creating team strategy and has nothing to do with the team selection.<\/p>\n \u201cLook, it\u2019s not for me to talk about now. I am not a selector; I am a matchday strategist as head coach, and I\u2019m all about the players,” he added.<\/p>\n “My focus is on them. I will let the selectors do their job, and we will just go out there and play the best cricket we can possibly play.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth noting that Pakistan have announced an unchanged Playing XI for the third Test, while England have added an additional spinner to take advantage of the conditions.<\/p>\n Pakistan Playing XI:<\/strong> Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel (vc), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood.<\/p>\n England Playing XI:<\/strong> Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.<\/p>\nFollow us on our Official\u00a0WhatsApp channel<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n