Geoff Lawson

The speed gun might have declared it a 100-mile scorcher but Shaun Tait's thunderbolt against Pakistan didn't seem to be all that fast, says former Australian pacer Geoff Lawson.

Not impressed by Australia's dominance in the summer of 2015 with Test wins against New Zealand and a lackluster West Indies, former pacer Geoff Lawson believes that India will make "tougher opponents" in the upcoming ODI series starting January 12.

Pakistan's former coach Mohsin Khan has accused an unnamed group of people of ruining the national team by running a campaign in favour of appointing Australian Dav Whatmore as head coach.

Pakistan's Australian coach Geoff Lawson, currently enjoying a break in Sydney, is in two minds about returning to resume his duties.

Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson feels Shoaib Malik should have replaced Shahid Afridi as skipper of the national cricket team instead of Salman Butt.

Lawson has suggested that PCB should replace Waqar Yunis owith a foreign coach since only an influence-free character could take the team forward.

Former Pakistan players paid tribute to coach Bob Woolmer, whose tragic death during ODI World Cup in WI had left everybody stunned.

Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson suggested that Pakistani cricketers might have been threatened to do spot fixing by the illegal bookmakers.

PCB will meet captain Shoaib Malik and coach Geoff Lawson next week to find out reasons behind their Asia Cup defeat earlier this month.

Former fast bowler Geoff Lawson has hailed Pat Cummins' appointment as Australia's captain after the 28-year-old was named Tim Paine's replacement.

The PCB said Dav Whatmore's decision to leave Kolkata Knight Riders has nothing to do with the board. Whatmore is tipped to be Pakistan's coach.

PCB acting Chairman Najam Sethi has said the decision on appointing a new head coach of the Pakistan cricket team has been delayed due to restrictions placed on them by the Islamabad high court.

The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board is expected to make some key decisions on national coach Geoff Lawson after his return from a vacation.

Former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson has slammed Virat Kohli, saying he must behave better as captain of the Indian cricket team.

"When you have names like Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav, it is amazing how you fail to make an impact," said Geoff Lawson.

Mumbai, May 28 () Former Australia pacer Geoff Lawson has heaped praise on in-form India's Test captain Virat Kohli, saying the star batsman is "arguably the number one batsman in the world". "Kohli at the moment, is arguably the number one batsman in the world. He is in the form of his life.

"At the moment the present PCB management has decided to stay with Whatmore and allow him to complete his two-year contract," a source in PCB said.

Geoff Lawson rubbished reports about his differences with the national selectors and also reposed faith in his players, saying he was happy with the way the team was shaping up.

The PCB dismissed reports that coach Geoff Lawson is not interested in completing his term and asserted that he would be back soon.

Australian Dav Whatmore is all set to become Pakistan's the fourth foreign cricket coach as the Australian arrived on Friday to sign a contract with the PCB.