Senior NAT Team - General Discussion

[AchmidG]

Hope so, I'll make sure he is spending a good chunk of time in the gym and getting the protein shakes in

He might not have performance amazingly well but considering the ordinary form his lack of ducks is making me happy!

We are through to the Semi Finals. A very good moment for this nation! Let's see if we can ride this further and make the final

Hope.to see you all tuning in!

Yeah it hasn't been the best, but it seems like the bowlers on this tour have really been the heroes, with the batsman just doing enough.

Went through the fantasy points to see how he actually has done (because the batting average stats only go down to top 30, and we don't have a single player in the most runs top 30 which is a crazy achievement given we came 1st in the group), and Salah still sits as the 5th best in terms of fantasy points among the pure batsman, so at least his fielding is on point . Just been one of those series I guess where the batsman struggle.

Good luck in the finals, hopefully you take it out

[dbest]

We need our batsmen to perform today. We are playing on a flat wicket. So, it's now or never for them. Well, some of them at least.

[Penky]

Tough luck mate, great achievement reaching the semis though! Fingers crossed for one step further at the main event next season

[heppa]

Those last 5 overs were terrible considering the conditions. Good achievement getting this far anyway!

[AchmidG]

Salah caught 4 in one game

Just trying to expand his repertoire to keeper as well

Great effort getting the boys to the semis mate, definitely something to be proud of

[MrMoose]

Morning Boss,

Not sure I have the best resume under the belt (only three seasons in and I've been focusing mainly on Youth Squads) but happy to be of assistance to the great UAE cause if I can be.

What sort of time commitment would you expect from an assistant? (Just not wanting to commit to something I can't actually achieve).

Have your people call my people.

Cheers

[MrMoose]

Hello UAE fans wherever you maybe reading this.

What an exciting week we have ahead of ourselves – a Div 2 One Day tour. 5 days 5 matches for the mighty UAE!!!

Firstly, lets meet the squad, the 18 gents that will potentially pull on the UAE national colours this week over in Ireland:
Aban Haqq (Jareds XI)
Alan Morrow (Delhi DareWhackers)
Amir Alam (Hassanites)
David De Gea (Nottm Outlaws XI)
Ismael Saad (Illawarra Dragons CC)
Jaul Ghayth (The Bengals)
Kamal Qassem (Budgewoi Puppies V2)
Kareef Sameh (Allmänna Idrottsklubben)
Kareem Essa (Legend Super Chicken Samurai)
Khayri Salah (Achmid’s Soul)
Majib Jaber (Malvern)
Mujahid Zakiyy (Teambest)
Rahul Nazih (Caribbean Pirates)
Rashid Oohood (Ayatollah of Rockenrollah)
Saad Naser (Nimeämätön XI)
Samir Mousa (If theres grass on the Wicket)
Wakil Turk (Kings XI Behala)
Zavier Salman (Mighty Tigers 2nd XI)

A massive congratulations to all squad members and the clubs that have trained them. It’s an honour and privilege to represent your country at the highest level and you all should be very pride.

Let’s have a look ahead at the games and who we go into battle against.

Game 1.
7th December 11.30
VS INDIA
Pitch: Crumbling
Current Forecast: Windy

Game 2.
8th December 11.30
VS AUSTRALIA
Pitch: Crumbling
Current Forecast: Cloudy

Game 3.
9th December 11.30
VS IRELAND
Pitch: Crumbling
Current Forecast: Windy

Game 4.
10th December 11.30
VS SRI LANKA
Pitch: Dry
Current Forecast: Cloudy

Game 5.
11th December 11.30
VS BERMUDA
Pitch: Slow
Current Forecast: Cloudy

A big week of matches with every fixture meaning something. Tune in and support the lads as they give it a red-hot crack to win every match. More wins than losses this week will go a long way to achieving qualification to the World Cup. Which of course is a crucial checkpoint in achieving the ultimate dream of one day hoisting the holy grail, the World Cup Trophy.

[MrMoose]

Well....

I think it goes without saying, not the result we were hoping for and a bit of a wake up call for the lads. You know what they say though, a weeks a long time in football and a day in FTP is just as long. The lads need to forget about that game and look forward to Australia.

Tour Match #1.
Vs: India
Result:
India win by 6 wickets.

The match in a tweet: India break open the UAE top order who succumb to 4/28 after 12 overs.

Man of the match: Amir Alam (UAE)

Great to see Amir show some real heart. He gave it his all today. A gritty 23 in an attempt to salvage some sort of total. Then with the ball 2/20 off 7 overs. Best on Ground in a loss like that shows a lot of character and we’re very proud of how he played today.

Our other performers:
Oohood - a gusty 39 after coming to the crease at the peak of the carnage.

Ultimately India were far too good for us today and that top order collapse really hurt.

A wise old soul once said
“The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.”
The lads have to learn from today’s match and move forward. This is only one result and there’s still plenty of cricket left this week.

Next mission is Australia. Tune in at 11.30 FTPST tomorrow 8th December.