NEW YORK -- Defiant till the end, Alex Rodriguez is intent on evading baseballs most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal.
[b]Old Skool Acheter[/b] . Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece Monday when Major League Baseball disciplined 13 players for their relationship to Biogenesis of America, a Florida anti-aging clinic accused of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs. The harshest penalty was reserved for Rodriguez, the New York Yankees slugger, a three-time Most Valuable Player and baseballs highest-paid star. He said he will appeal his suspension, which covers 211 games, by Thursdays deadline. And since arbitrator Fredric Horowitz isnt expected to rule until November or December at the earliest, Rodriguez was free to make his season debut Monday night and play the rest of this year. Sidelined since hip surgery in January, Rodriguez rejoined the Yankees five hours after the suspension in a series opener at the Chicago White Sox, playing third base and batting fourth. Booed loudly each time he walked to the plate, Rodriguez went 1 for 4 in New Yorks 8-1 loss. He blooped a single to left field in the second inning, flied out in the fourth and sixth, then struck out in the eighth. "The last seven months has been a nightmare, has been probably the worst time of my life for sure," Rodriguez said. The other 12 players agreed to their 50-game penalties, giving them a chance to return for the playoffs. Ryan Brauns 65-game suspension last month and previous penalties bring to 18 the total number of players sanctioned for their connection with Biogenesis. At the centre of it all was Rodriguez, once the greatest player of his time, reduced Monday night to saying that he was humbled, at 38, just to "have the opportunity to put on this uniform again" and adding if he didnt fight for his career, no one else would. A-Rods drug penalty was for "his use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone over the course of multiple years," MLB said. His punishment under the labour contract was "for attempting to cover up his violations of the program by engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the office of the commissioners investigation." In Chicago, Rodriguez wouldnt deny using PEDs, saying "when the time is right, there will be an opportunity to do all of that. I dont think that time is right now." He added: "Its been the toughest fight of my life. By any means, am I out of the woods? This is probably just phase two just starting. Its not going to get easier. Its probably going to get harder." Rodriguez admitted four years ago that he used PEDs while with Texas from 2001-03 but has repeatedly denied using them since. His penalty was more than double the previous high for a PED suspension, a 100-game ban given last year to San Francisco pitcher Guillermo Mota for a second offence. "At some point well sit in front of an arbiter and give our case," Rodriguez said. Yankees manager Joe Girardi, minutes after losing captain Derek Jeter for the third time this year, was ready to welcome A-Rod back. "Im not here to judge people. Thats not my job," Girardi said. "Hes a player as long as hes in our clubhouse." Girardi called the suspensions "another black eye for us, but were trying to clean this game up." The suspensions are thought to be the most at once for off-field conduct since 1921, when Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned eight White Sox players for life for throwing the 1919 World Series against Cincinnati: Shoeless Joe Jackson, Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsch, Chick Gandil, Fred McMullin, Charles "Swede" Risberg, Buck Weaver and Claude "Lefty" Williams. They had been suspended by the team the previous year and were penalized by baseball even though they had been acquitted of criminal charges. As for the modern-day All-Stars, Cruz, an outfielder, leads Texas in RBIs and Peralta has been a top hitter and shortstop for Detroit, a pair of teams in the midst of pennant races. They will be eligible to return for the post-season. Others agreeing to 50-game bans included Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli and outfielder Fernando Martinez; Philadelphia pitcher Antonio Bastardo; Seattle catcher Jesus Montero; New York Mets infielder Jordany Valdespin and outfielder Cesar Puello; Houston pitcher Sergio Escalona; and free agent pitchers Fautino De Los Santos and Jordan Norberto. While the players association has fought many drug penalties in the past three decades, attitudes of its membership have shifted sharply in recent years and union staff encouraged settlements in the Biogenesis probe. "The accepted suspensions announced today are consistent with the punishments set forth in the Joint Drug Agreement, and were arrived at only after hours of intense negotiations between the bargaining parties, the players and their representatives," union head Michael Weiner said. "For the player appealing, Alex Rodriguez, we agree with his decision to fight his suspension. We believe that the commissioner has not acted appropriately ... The union, consistent with its history, will defend his rights vigorously." Fighting a brain tumour diagnosed a year ago, Weiner spoke in a raspy voice during a conference call and said the unions executive board will consider stiffer drug penalties when players meet in December. But the union will fight Rodriguezs discipline. "Weve never had a 200-plus (game) penalty for a player who may have used drugs," he said. "And among other things, I just think thats way out of line." A-Rod intimated Friday that New York did not want him to return. The Yankees answered Monday with a statement: "We are compelled to address certain reckless and false allegations concerning the Yankees role in this matter," the team said. "The New York Yankees in no way instituted and/or assisted MLB in the direction of this investigation; or used the investigation as an attempt to avoid its responsibilities under a player contract; or did its medical staff fail to provide the appropriate standard of care to Alex Rodriguez." Rodriguez is making $28 million this year, and his salary drops to $25 million next year and $21 million in 2015. If the 211-game penalty is upheld, his lost pay could range from $30.6 million to $32.7 million, depending on when exactly the suspension is served. Players have often succeeded at persuading arbitrators to overturn or shorten drug suspensions. In the era before the drug agreement, LaMarr Hoyt, Ferguson Jenkins, Pascual Perez and Willie Wilson were among those who had success in hearings, and Steve Howes lifetime ban for a seventh suspension related to drugs or alcohol was cut to 119 days. Weiner said a settlement prior to Horowitzs decision is possible but not likely. David Cornwell, an attorney for one of Rodriguezs three law firms, called the penalty an "unprecedented action." Rodriguezs suspension might dampen his future chances for election to the Hall of Fame. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire all compiled big numbers, too, but voters blocked them from Cooperstown because of the drug cloud. Though they lose part of their salaries, the stats and awards are safe for baseball players penalized in drug cases. Nothing is stripped from any record book or trophy case. Thats not always the case in other sports. Doping cost Lance Armstrong his seven Tour de France cycling titles and stripped away Olympic gold medals from sprinters Ben Johnson and Marion Jones. Cruz attributed his action to a gastrointestinal infection, helicobacter pylori, and said he had lost 40 pounds following the 2011 season. "I made an error in judgment that I deeply regret, and I accept full responsibility for that error," he said in a statement. "I should have handled the situation differently, and my illness was no excuse." Peralta can rejoin Detroit for a season-ending three-game series at Miami -- not far from the former office of Biogenesis. In a statement released by the Tigers, Peralta said in "spring of 2012, I made a terrible mistake that I deeply regret." Peralta apologized to his teammates and "the great fans in Detroit," saying he knows he let "many good people down." MLBs investigation began last year after San Francisco outfielder and All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera tested positive for elevated testosterone, as did Oakland pitcher Bartolo Colon and San Diego catcher Yasmani Grandal. The probe escalated in January when the Miami New Times published documents obtained from former Biogenesis associate Porter Fisher that linked several players to Biogenesis. MLB said Melky Cabrera, Colon and Grandal will not receive additional discipline and it found no violations for Washington pitcher Gio Gonzalez and Baltimore infielder Danny Valencia, both linked to Biogenesis in media reports. In June, baseball struck a deal for Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch to co-operate. After holding investigatory interviews with the players, MLB presented evidence to the players union along with its intended penalties, starting the final round of negotiations. "Those players who have violated the program have created scrutiny for the vast majority of our players, who play the game the right way," baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said. "We continue to attack this issue on every front -- from science and research, to education and awareness, to fact-finding and investigative skills." Picked first in the 1993 amateur draft, Rodriguez reached the majors at age 18 with Seattle and was an All-Star by 20. He seemed destined to become one of the greatest players in the history of the game, and appeared in line to break the all-time home run record -- he ranks fifth with 647. Yet for all his accomplishments, Rodriguez has been reviled by fans as much as celebrated, especially later in his career. His off-field antics, enormous paycheque and playoff failures have often overshadowed his feats at the plate. The Yankees are now saddled with an aging star slowed by two hip operations. They still owe him around $94 million, raising questions about whether his dwindling production is worth that price.
[b]Vans Old Skool Sortie[/b] . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator.
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[b]http://www.pascheroldskool.fr/[/b] . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Amidst the wild, joyous celebrations at Lords this evening, there was no sign of Imran Khan in the stands. A shame, indeed, for he was amongst the glitterati during the first three days, doubtless holding court. He watches cricket in a detached manner, always amused by what he sees as the pedestrian default positions of English cricket. He is certain that the cricketers of his own land have the edge, on the proviso that they embrace the discipline required to last the distance.Under Imran, Pakistan achieved wonderful things. To this day, Wasim Akram and company defer to his counsel. This is not to say they take him too seriously, for serious he can be, but that they respect authority and the stability it brings.Imran must look upon Misbah-ul-Haq with admiration. Misbah has fused the talents of the players we watched at Lords these past four days and given them a sense of freedom. For Misbah, read authority, stability and a licence to express their rare gifts.Each morning as they warmed up, the Pakistanis loosened their bodies and minds with laughter. Yesterday, at practice, they caught so badly it could be not funny but they didnt dwell, they moved on. This morning they held on to everything that came their way - both in the slip and gully region and in the deep. Overnight they had been transformed and there was no explaining it. On the field too, the fielding was transformed. Often with Pakistan, there is no explaining.Imran might wonder about the vast array of coaches and confidantes that lined up for the team photograph at 10.45 on Saturday morning - nine of them in green track suits forming the middle line of the three-tiered image.The four leaders of this group come from very different places. The head coach, Mickey Arthur, is from South Africa; the batting coach, Grant Flower, from Zimbabwe; the fellow charged with improving the fielding is Steve Rixon, an Australian; while the glue, the interpreter and the mentor for the bowlers is Mushtaq Ahmed.They are an unlikely bunch, thrown together by the merry-go-round of the modern international game - deemed crucial one year and surplus the next - but their blend looked good, for each offers a very different character and perspective to the complex space they occupy. The sum of the parts, if well conceived, is often greater than the whole.Whatever their value, such additions are transient. The one constant in Pakistan cricket is the inherent quality and variety of the bowling. These men rejoice in making a cricket ball talk. The use of the ball, its leather and its seam, is a culture, forensically explored and widely envied.The 16-year-old Sachin Tendulkar played against Imran, Wasim, Waqar Younis and Abdul Qadir in 1989. Twenty-seven years later, the make-up and effect of the attack is exactly the same: three bowlers who possess the rare ability to move the ball in the air at pace and a legspinner who offers no peace.The attack that the teenage Tendulkar thwarted was amongst the finest to play the game. The one that blew away England today is fighting for its face in the world, unable to play matches at home, almost always having to play at an adopted home. This was the first Test match Pakistan have played outside Asia in three years and, by heaven,, they won it.
[b]Basket Old Skool Pas Cher[/b]. When Yasir Shah took his fourth wicket of the innings to make ten for the match, he sprinted with an almost demented fever before falling to the ground some 50 yards from where he had delivered the ball that Chris Woakes had edged and Younis Khan caught so well. His team-mates swamped him. It is not just in features that Yasir resembles Lionel Messi but in celebration too. For a Messi goal in a Champions League final, read Yasir Shahs tenth wicket of the Lords Test match. Arguably, in this fourth innings he bowled a little too flat for the condition of the pitch and spun fewer leg-breaks that expected. But that is to split hairs. He has the most positive energy, regarding each ball as its own opportunity and moment of theatre. He bounds to the wicket, explodes at the crease and follows through in expectation. The googly spins, the slider slides and the back-spinner confuses.In his time away from the game he might think to heed the words passed from Bill OReilly to Richie Benaud and from Benaud to Shane Warne: Learn to bowl six consecutive fiercely spun and perfectly pitched leg-breaks, itll take you three years.Warne did it in two. Given the remarkable experiences of Test cricket already under Yasirs belt, he could add such mastery to his game in no time. Batsmen hate being beaten on the outside edge. Such defeat defines insecurity. Legspinners must spin if at all possible and when Yasir does, it creates a panic from which there is little escape. Even as it is, every cricketer that comes to Lords will look up at the honours board in the away dressing room and see the name Yasir Shah added to a glorious list of a gifted few to have taken ten on the hallowed ground. It is a sobering thought that such an irresistible talent is only to become better.Yasirs double act with Wahab Riaz through the middle of the afternoon was something to behold. Wahab bowled very fast and, from mainly around the wicket, reversed the ball with breathtaking accuracy. It was a spell that brought his team nothing in terms of figures but plenty in terms of psychological impact. England will surely worry from here on in about reverse swing, much as the England of the 1990s did when confronted by Wasim and Waqar.To their great credit, Jonny Bairstow and Woakes survived this onslaught for long enough to suggest that the England of 2016 might pull off something memorable but, as Wahab ran out of steam, so Yasir found another gear and Mohammad Amir returned to hammer nails into English coffins.Amir had left this ground in disgrace six years ago but now the wheel of fortune turned dramatically in his favour as zippy, pitched-up deliveries shattered stumps that simply could not be protected by Stuart Broad and Jake Ball. These were wickets taken by force of will as much as by craft.From the blow to his head by Broad in the first innings to the wicket that sealed Pakistans victory in a wonderful Test match of nip and tuck and many surprises, Amir proved that the circle of life is both unpredictable and never-ending. Old Trafford is but five days away. The juices are already running.
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NEW YORK -- Defiant till the end, Alex Rodriguez is intent on evading baseballs most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal. [b]Old Skool Acheter[/b] . Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece Monday when Major League Baseball disciplined 13 players for their relationship to Biogenesis of America, a Florida anti-aging clinic accused of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs. The harshest penalty was reserved for Rodriguez, the New York Yankees slugger, a three-time Most Valuable Player and baseballs highest-paid star. He said he will appeal his suspension, which covers 211 games, by Thursdays deadline. And since arbitrator Fredric Horowitz isnt expected to rule until November or December at the earliest, Rodriguez was free to make his season debut Monday night and play the rest of this year. Sidelined since hip surgery in January, Rodriguez rejoined the Yankees five hours after the suspension in a series opener at the Chicago White Sox, playing third base and batting fourth. Booed loudly each time he walked to the plate, Rodriguez went 1 for 4 in New Yorks 8-1 loss. He blooped a single to left field in the second inning, flied out in the fourth and sixth, then struck out in the eighth. "The last seven months has been a nightmare, has been probably the worst time of my life for sure," Rodriguez said. The other 12 players agreed to their 50-game penalties, giving them a chance to return for the playoffs. Ryan Brauns 65-game suspension last month and previous penalties bring to 18 the total number of players sanctioned for their connection with Biogenesis. At the centre of it all was Rodriguez, once the greatest player of his time, reduced Monday night to saying that he was humbled, at 38, just to "have the opportunity to put on this uniform again" and adding if he didnt fight for his career, no one else would. A-Rods drug penalty was for "his use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone over the course of multiple years," MLB said. His punishment under the labour contract was "for attempting to cover up his violations of the program by engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the office of the commissioners investigation." In Chicago, Rodriguez wouldnt deny using PEDs, saying "when the time is right, there will be an opportunity to do all of that. I dont think that time is right now." He added: "Its been the toughest fight of my life. By any means, am I out of the woods? This is probably just phase two just starting. Its not going to get easier. Its probably going to get harder." Rodriguez admitted four years ago that he used PEDs while with Texas from 2001-03 but has repeatedly denied using them since. His penalty was more than double the previous high for a PED suspension, a 100-game ban given last year to San Francisco pitcher Guillermo Mota for a second offence. "At some point well sit in front of an arbiter and give our case," Rodriguez said. Yankees manager Joe Girardi, minutes after losing captain Derek Jeter for the third time this year, was ready to welcome A-Rod back. "Im not here to judge people. Thats not my job," Girardi said. "Hes a player as long as hes in our clubhouse." Girardi called the suspensions "another black eye for us, but were trying to clean this game up." The suspensions are thought to be the most at once for off-field conduct since 1921, when Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned eight White Sox players for life for throwing the 1919 World Series against Cincinnati: Shoeless Joe Jackson, Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsch, Chick Gandil, Fred McMullin, Charles "Swede" Risberg, Buck Weaver and Claude "Lefty" Williams. They had been suspended by the team the previous year and were penalized by baseball even though they had been acquitted of criminal charges. As for the modern-day All-Stars, Cruz, an outfielder, leads Texas in RBIs and Peralta has been a top hitter and shortstop for Detroit, a pair of teams in the midst of pennant races. They will be eligible to return for the post-season. Others agreeing to 50-game bans included Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli and outfielder Fernando Martinez; Philadelphia pitcher Antonio Bastardo; Seattle catcher Jesus Montero; New York Mets infielder Jordany Valdespin and outfielder Cesar Puello; Houston pitcher Sergio Escalona; and free agent pitchers Fautino De Los Santos and Jordan Norberto. While the players association has fought many drug penalties in the past three decades, attitudes of its membership have shifted sharply in recent years and union staff encouraged settlements in the Biogenesis probe. "The accepted suspensions announced today are consistent with the punishments set forth in the Joint Drug Agreement, and were arrived at only after hours of intense negotiations between the bargaining parties, the players and their representatives," union head Michael Weiner said. "For the player appealing, Alex Rodriguez, we agree with his decision to fight his suspension. We believe that the commissioner has not acted appropriately ... The union, consistent with its history, will defend his rights vigorously." Fighting a brain tumour diagnosed a year ago, Weiner spoke in a raspy voice during a conference call and said the unions executive board will consider stiffer drug penalties when players meet in December. But the union will fight Rodriguezs discipline. "Weve never had a 200-plus (game) penalty for a player who may have used drugs," he said. "And among other things, I just think thats way out of line." A-Rod intimated Friday that New York did not want him to return. The Yankees answered Monday with a statement: "We are compelled to address certain reckless and false allegations concerning the Yankees role in this matter," the team said. "The New York Yankees in no way instituted and/or assisted MLB in the direction of this investigation; or used the investigation as an attempt to avoid its responsibilities under a player contract; or did its medical staff fail to provide the appropriate standard of care to Alex Rodriguez." Rodriguez is making $28 million this year, and his salary drops to $25 million next year and $21 million in 2015. If the 211-game penalty is upheld, his lost pay could range from $30.6 million to $32.7 million, depending on when exactly the suspension is served. Players have often succeeded at persuading arbitrators to overturn or shorten drug suspensions. In the era before the drug agreement, LaMarr Hoyt, Ferguson Jenkins, Pascual Perez and Willie Wilson were among those who had success in hearings, and Steve Howes lifetime ban for a seventh suspension related to drugs or alcohol was cut to 119 days. Weiner said a settlement prior to Horowitzs decision is possible but not likely. David Cornwell, an attorney for one of Rodriguezs three law firms, called the penalty an "unprecedented action." Rodriguezs suspension might dampen his future chances for election to the Hall of Fame. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire all compiled big numbers, too, but voters blocked them from Cooperstown because of the drug cloud. Though they lose part of their salaries, the stats and awards are safe for baseball players penalized in drug cases. Nothing is stripped from any record book or trophy case. Thats not always the case in other sports. Doping cost Lance Armstrong his seven Tour de France cycling titles and stripped away Olympic gold medals from sprinters Ben Johnson and Marion Jones. Cruz attributed his action to a gastrointestinal infection, helicobacter pylori, and said he had lost 40 pounds following the 2011 season. "I made an error in judgment that I deeply regret, and I accept full responsibility for that error," he said in a statement. "I should have handled the situation differently, and my illness was no excuse." Peralta can rejoin Detroit for a season-ending three-game series at Miami -- not far from the former office of Biogenesis. In a statement released by the Tigers, Peralta said in "spring of 2012, I made a terrible mistake that I deeply regret." Peralta apologized to his teammates and "the great fans in Detroit," saying he knows he let "many good people down." MLBs investigation began last year after San Francisco outfielder and All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera tested positive for elevated testosterone, as did Oakland pitcher Bartolo Colon and San Diego catcher Yasmani Grandal. The probe escalated in January when the Miami New Times published documents obtained from former Biogenesis associate Porter Fisher that linked several players to Biogenesis. MLB said Melky Cabrera, Colon and Grandal will not receive additional discipline and it found no violations for Washington pitcher Gio Gonzalez and Baltimore infielder Danny Valencia, both linked to Biogenesis in media reports. In June, baseball struck a deal for Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch to co-operate. After holding investigatory interviews with the players, MLB presented evidence to the players union along with its intended penalties, starting the final round of negotiations. "Those players who have violated the program have created scrutiny for the vast majority of our players, who play the game the right way," baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said. "We continue to attack this issue on every front -- from science and research, to education and awareness, to fact-finding and investigative skills." Picked first in the 1993 amateur draft, Rodriguez reached the majors at age 18 with Seattle and was an All-Star by 20. He seemed destined to become one of the greatest players in the history of the game, and appeared in line to break the all-time home run record -- he ranks fifth with 647. Yet for all his accomplishments, Rodriguez has been reviled by fans as much as celebrated, especially later in his career. His off-field antics, enormous paycheque and playoff failures have often overshadowed his feats at the plate. The Yankees are now saddled with an aging star slowed by two hip operations. They still owe him around $94 million, raising questions about whether his dwindling production is worth that price. [b]Vans Old Skool Sortie[/b] . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. [b]Chaussure Vans Old Skool Pas Cher[/b] . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . [b]http://www.pascheroldskool.fr/[/b] . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Amidst the wild, joyous celebrations at Lords this evening, there was no sign of Imran Khan in the stands. A shame, indeed, for he was amongst the glitterati during the first three days, doubtless holding court. He watches cricket in a detached manner, always amused by what he sees as the pedestrian default positions of English cricket. He is certain that the cricketers of his own land have the edge, on the proviso that they embrace the discipline required to last the distance.Under Imran, Pakistan achieved wonderful things. To this day, Wasim Akram and company defer to his counsel. This is not to say they take him too seriously, for serious he can be, but that they respect authority and the stability it brings.Imran must look upon Misbah-ul-Haq with admiration. Misbah has fused the talents of the players we watched at Lords these past four days and given them a sense of freedom. For Misbah, read authority, stability and a licence to express their rare gifts.Each morning as they warmed up, the Pakistanis loosened their bodies and minds with laughter. Yesterday, at practice, they caught so badly it could be not funny but they didnt dwell, they moved on. This morning they held on to everything that came their way - both in the slip and gully region and in the deep. Overnight they had been transformed and there was no explaining it. On the field too, the fielding was transformed. Often with Pakistan, there is no explaining.Imran might wonder about the vast array of coaches and confidantes that lined up for the team photograph at 10.45 on Saturday morning - nine of them in green track suits forming the middle line of the three-tiered image.The four leaders of this group come from very different places. The head coach, Mickey Arthur, is from South Africa; the batting coach, Grant Flower, from Zimbabwe; the fellow charged with improving the fielding is Steve Rixon, an Australian; while the glue, the interpreter and the mentor for the bowlers is Mushtaq Ahmed.They are an unlikely bunch, thrown together by the merry-go-round of the modern international game - deemed crucial one year and surplus the next - but their blend looked good, for each offers a very different character and perspective to the complex space they occupy. The sum of the parts, if well conceived, is often greater than the whole.Whatever their value, such additions are transient. The one constant in Pakistan cricket is the inherent quality and variety of the bowling. These men rejoice in making a cricket ball talk. The use of the ball, its leather and its seam, is a culture, forensically explored and widely envied.The 16-year-old Sachin Tendulkar played against Imran, Wasim, Waqar Younis and Abdul Qadir in 1989. Twenty-seven years later, the make-up and effect of the attack is exactly the same: three bowlers who possess the rare ability to move the ball in the air at pace and a legspinner who offers no peace.The attack that the teenage Tendulkar thwarted was amongst the finest to play the game. The one that blew away England today is fighting for its face in the world, unable to play matches at home, almost always having to play at an adopted home. This was the first Test match Pakistan have played outside Asia in three years and, by heaven,, they won it. [b]Basket Old Skool Pas Cher[/b]. When Yasir Shah took his fourth wicket of the innings to make ten for the match, he sprinted with an almost demented fever before falling to the ground some 50 yards from where he had delivered the ball that Chris Woakes had edged and Younis Khan caught so well. His team-mates swamped him. It is not just in features that Yasir resembles Lionel Messi but in celebration too. For a Messi goal in a Champions League final, read Yasir Shahs tenth wicket of the Lords Test match. Arguably, in this fourth innings he bowled a little too flat for the condition of the pitch and spun fewer leg-breaks that expected. But that is to split hairs. He has the most positive energy, regarding each ball as its own opportunity and moment of theatre. He bounds to the wicket, explodes at the crease and follows through in expectation. The googly spins, the slider slides and the back-spinner confuses.In his time away from the game he might think to heed the words passed from Bill OReilly to Richie Benaud and from Benaud to Shane Warne: Learn to bowl six consecutive fiercely spun and perfectly pitched leg-breaks, itll take you three years.Warne did it in two. Given the remarkable experiences of Test cricket already under Yasirs belt, he could add such mastery to his game in no time. Batsmen hate being beaten on the outside edge. Such defeat defines insecurity. Legspinners must spin if at all possible and when Yasir does, it creates a panic from which there is little escape. Even as it is, every cricketer that comes to Lords will look up at the honours board in the away dressing room and see the name Yasir Shah added to a glorious list of a gifted few to have taken ten on the hallowed ground. It is a sobering thought that such an irresistible talent is only to become better.Yasirs double act with Wahab Riaz through the middle of the afternoon was something to behold. Wahab bowled very fast and, from mainly around the wicket, reversed the ball with breathtaking accuracy. It was a spell that brought his team nothing in terms of figures but plenty in terms of psychological impact. England will surely worry from here on in about reverse swing, much as the England of the 1990s did when confronted by Wasim and Waqar.To their great credit, Jonny Bairstow and Woakes survived this onslaught for long enough to suggest that the England of 2016 might pull off something memorable but, as Wahab ran out of steam, so Yasir found another gear and Mohammad Amir returned to hammer nails into English coffins.Amir had left this ground in disgrace six years ago but now the wheel of fortune turned dramatically in his favour as zippy, pitched-up deliveries shattered stumps that simply could not be protected by Stuart Broad and Jake Ball. These were wickets taken by force of will as much as by craft.From the blow to his head by Broad in the first innings to the wicket that sealed Pakistans victory in a wonderful Test match of nip and tuck and many surprises, Amir proved that the circle of life is both unpredictable and never-ending. Old Trafford is but five days away. 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