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Mickey Arthur
South African
Coach
Born:
May 17
,
1968
Am
Best
Cricket
Pakistan
People
You
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What you know is what you know, both culturally and practically, and you use it to the greatest effect you can.
Mickey Arthur
You
Both
Know
Practically
Greatest
Effect
Use
As head coach, I try to give clear role clarity, instil structure and create an environment in which players can excel.
Mickey Arthur
Try
Clarity
Give
Structure
Excel
Clear
Head
Environment
Head Coach
Role
Which
Create
Coach
Players
England's full of cricket tradition. I follow the game there hugely.
Mickey Arthur
Game
Cricket
Follow
Tradition
Hugely
Full
England
It is important to challenge your major players. You need to keep them on their toes but there are ways of doing that. Sometimes you have to be a shoulder to cry on. You can't be constantly at them.
Mickey Arthur
You
Sometimes
Challenge
Important
Ways
Constantly
Major
Cry
Doing
Them
Shoulder
Toes
Your
Keep
Players
Need
I enjoy seeing young players given the opportunity and then perform and go on to have fulfilling careers.
Mickey Arthur
Opportunity
Young
Enjoy
Seeing
Given
Perform
Go
Young Players
Then
Fulfilling
Players
Careers
Sometimes I look at myself and think: have I been too hard in terms of pushing and challenging the players? But I only think about that for five minutes and then I say I am doing okay because they need to be pushed and challenged.
Mickey Arthur
Myself
Sometimes
Think
Too
Say
Okay
Minutes
About
Only
Pushed
Pushing
Look
Terms
Because
Am
Doing
Been
Five
Then
Hard
Challenged
Challenging
Players
Need
I had a meeting with Umar Akmal and discussed exactly where I thought he was. We are looking at the skillset that he brings to the Pakistan team. Obviously, he is a very intelligent player but he knows that he has to conform. He knows that he has got to pass the fitness standards that are required of him.
Mickey Arthur
Fitness
Thought
Looking
Meeting
Exactly
Had
He
Obviously
Him
Knows
Pass
Got
Very
Intelligent
Discussed
Where
Conform
Required
Team
Standards
Pakistan
Player
Brings
Fielding is about attitude and wanting to get out there and get it done.
Mickey Arthur
Attitude
Out
About
Get
Done
Wanting
That's part and parcel of touring England. You have to be very street smart and on your game. If you're not, the media and the ECB will have a field day with you.
Mickey Arthur
Day
You
Game
Smart
Will
Field
Parcel
Touring
Part
Part And Parcel
Very
Your
England
Media
Street
Cricket is 24/7 for me.
Mickey Arthur
Me
Cricket
I am a big fan of the five-bowler strategy.
Mickey Arthur
Big
Strategy
Am
Big Fan
Fan
Make no mistake, I'm a huge admirer of Faheem Ashraf, and I said so in England.
Mickey Arthur
Mistake
Admirer
Make
Make No Mistake
Said
Huge
England
I am changing the culture in this Pakistan environment and I am not interested in players doing just the bare minimum. I want players winning us games of cricket and pushing themselves to be the best they can be.
Mickey Arthur
Best
Culture
Changing
Cricket
Minimum
Winning
Pushing
Environment
Am
Doing
Just
Want
Not Interested
Interested
Themselves
Us
Bare
Games
Pakistan
Players
I did my wholehearted effort to lift Pakistan cricket.
Mickey Arthur
Cricket
Lift
Effort
Did
Pakistan
When you are getting to No. 1 you're always chasing a dream. And then when you're there your focus changes because the expectation to defend that title is massive.
Mickey Arthur
You
Focus
Chasing
Expectation
Changes
Dream
Massive
Because
Always
Getting
Title
Then
Your
Defend
When you win, that's what you're expected to do and when you lose, people get on your back.
Mickey Arthur
You
People
Win
Lose
Back
Expected
Get
Your
To be able to close off a run chase or finish off when you are setting a target is a real skill.
Mickey Arthur
You
Setting
Run
Able
Finish
Chase
Real
Off
Target
Close
Skill
I've got a very soft spot for Mohammad Amir. As a person and as a cricketer, I admire him greatly.
Mickey Arthur
Soft Spot
Admire
Him
Spot
Got
Greatly
Very
Person
Soft
I am so passionate about Pakistan cricket that I would never ever put myself in a position where there will be a conflict of interest.
Mickey Arthur
Myself
Conflict
Will
Cricket
Would
About
Never
Put
Am
Passionate
Where
Interest
Pakistan
Ever
Position
The backing I have received form the PCB is second to none. They have allowed me to do what I want to do for the best. I really think that we are on the right track. I am loving this Pakistan job.
Mickey Arthur
Best
Me
Right Track
Job
Think
Backing
Allowed
Track
None
Am
Want
Form
Loving
Really
Pakistan
Right
Received
Second
When you are coaching an international team, you are running a programme for 12 months of the year. You get to influence peoples' careers.
Mickey Arthur
You
People
Year
Months
Running
Get
Influence
Coaching
Team
International
Programme
Careers
I love coaching internationally because I can develop people, but it's hard to do that in the T20 environment.
Mickey Arthur
Love
People
Develop
Environment
Because
Coaching
Hard
Internationally
What I saw is Australia is very much an 'old boys' club. A lot of the ex-players carry a huge amount of weight and what they say, a lot goes, and that was the disappointing thing.
Mickey Arthur
Old
Club
Saw
Say
Carry
Weight
Disappointing
Boy
Lot
Huge
Huge Amount
Australia
Very
Goes
Much
They Say
Thing
Amount
There's pressure on each and every game.
Mickey Arthur
Game
Pressure
Every
Each
That unpredictability tag always sort of hangs around the Pakistan team, but that makes us very exciting as well.
Mickey Arthur
Unpredictability
Tag
Exciting
Well
Sort
Around
Makes
Always
Very
Us
Team
Pakistan
I have always said we are going to play well and we going to play badly. And I have not got issues when people criticise as long as we don't play well. That's part and parcel of the game. I love it and that's how it should be.
Mickey Arthur
Love
Game
People
Long
Criticise
Parcel
Part
Badly
Part And Parcel
Well
Said
Always
Got
How
Issues
Going
Should
Play
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