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ISLAMABAD, JAN. 6. The Pakistan Cricket Board boss, Shahryar Khan, expressed support for his team's English-born coach Bob Woolmer, a day after Australia defeated Pakistan by nine wickets to sweep the Test series 3-0. Woolmer, picked for the coaching position by the PCB this year, has faced increasing criticism in the Pakistan media as his team's failures mounted on its Australian tour. ``There is no question of removing him (Woolmer)... he is one of the finest coaches in the world and his removal is not under consideration,'' Shahryar, the PCB chairman, told The Associated Press. He, however, did not comment on the reasons for the team's poor performance against Australia. The Pakistan batsmen failed to deliver during the three-Test whitewash, while the bowlers only occasionally troubled the Australians.
Learning process
Coach Woolmer said his team was improving and learning some valuable lessons against the world's best cricketers, which should set them up well for their next Test series in India. Shortly before its defeat in the third Test, Pakistan team managers announced the recall of all-rounder Azhar Mahmood and three other players for the tri-nation limited-overs series in Australia. The 29-year-old Mahmood will join the Pakistan squad along with opening batsmen Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar, and seamer Rao Iftikhar. The one-day series, which also features the West Indies, begins on January 14. Woolmer took over in July 2004, a month after the PCB sacked former captain Javed Miandad whose contract was due to expire in April 2005. — AP
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