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inherited and learned traits
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THANKS TO DEBUTANT AHMED'S STELLAR SHOW
ngland defcaled Pakistan
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by eight wicket.\ In the n-
nnl Tosi of lhe t.lm.,e.match
series to complete n 3-0
clean sweep nner 1heir
comprehensive perform-
Mee throughout tJ1e series here nt the
Nallona1 Stadium, Karachi on T u ~
Pakistan sufTen..'d thelr Clrst series while-
wash on home soil aner the English
tcom pln)'cd nn amazing brand or ag-
grcssh·e cricket to trounce them thrice
In the Tust series. On the fourth morn-
lnG In Karachi, EncJand l'<'qulred38 min-
utes to flnlsh orr a dcclslveelght-wick-
et victory, eventually reaching their
fow'th-lnnlngsto.rget of 167ln28.IOvt?rS.
STOKES, DUCKETT SHINE
Afier an unsuccessful bid to win the
third Test in three days, England were
a llttlc more cautious on the fourth
morning, but sUU took only ILi oven
to complete the clean sweep with cap.
tain Ben Stokes undefeated on 35 a.tone
end w hlle Duckett with unbeaten 82
runs, at the otherC'lld. England reswned
their inning on the fourth day at 112-2,
wtth Stokes at 1s• and Duckett on-so•.
The duo took England to victory with-
in an hour only requiring close to 12
overs ror the remalnlng 55 runs. 1n an
incredibly spectacular return to Test
crlcket.. Duckett continued to sweep,
reverse-sweep, and paddle-sweep Abrar
Ahmed whl1e Stokes aet the tone by
muscling the third ball he faced
throua,h midwlckeL Earlier, Pak.lslan
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had , urr~roo adrruruitlcoollapsc in lhelr
!iLICOOd !Ming which saw them lase lhclr
Inst 1 wickets for sz runs. extending their
lood too paltry 166-run whJch wns nev-
er going to be enough ogalnst the rree-
nowing English b.::ittlng line-up. Oebu-
Ulnt Rehnn Ahmed was the wrecker-in-
chief a. he scalped Ove wickets and
made an excellent start to h.ls Test ca-
roer. Following the final match of his ll-
lustrlous career for Pakistan, Azhar All
was cheered off the field while holdlng
a souvenir stump. The rormer Pakistan
captain appeared, ln 97 Tests and scored
'1fS1 runs at 42.49, including 19<X!nturlcs.
Harry Brook. who amassed '168 runs ln
Ove lnn1ngs to lead the tour. was dcclnn:!d
Player of the Series after scoring throe
hundreds in the series. SlnccStokesand
Brendon McCulhun took over as cap.
taln and coach, respectively, England
hns won nine om of ten Test matches,
a remarkable turnaround from a run of
Just one victory in 17 prior to their ap.
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stroyed a frnglle PaJd.st.anl team.
Pakistan now has a shor1 turn-
around before their Boxing Dny
match against New Zealand.
REMOVING FEAR OF
FAILURE HELPED
England hend conch Brendon Mc-
Cullum said removing the fear or
rnnure has helped tho talent in his
1eam come through aner they be-
came I.he first Test side to complete
a 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan on Tues·
da}I. England comfort.ably chased a tar·
get or 167 to win the third and final
match in Karachi. adding 10 their wins
in Rawalpindi and Multan The high•
risk hlgh•reward approach that has
brough t England nine wins from 10
Tests has been dubbed 'Dazball' in a
nod to McCullum's style but the New
Zealander shlfied the credit to new cap- ~ •.. i • • 'a •• ,j
tain Oen S1okes. "The side Is very much ·,:.
In the image or 1he skipper," McCul-
lum said. "He wants the guys to go out
there and play with as much rreedom
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ing a\\•ay that pressure and rear or ran.
ure allows the talent to come out."
That fearlessness ts not limited to !
the pitch. After a shirt bo had signed
for a ro.n got stuck on a chain link fence
on Monday, the 41-year-old head coach
scaled the barrJer 10 retrieve It and
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A look at the legacies of s~me ~ports stars.
eglltdcd b)'"many In sports-mad AustraJla
Brndman. Warne mlxed legendary cricket d
lines away from the pitch, earning him the
reer as bc\\1tchlng as his fomed wrong ·un.
Warne took 708 wickets in a 14S-Test career: Ml
n a lot of great cricketers, great spinners an
nle wlll always be, certnlnly from my point or v
uing, who was at the wrong end of Warne's·
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he made his lnternalional dobut ln 1970 agal
fore rellrln~ In Hl64 with what wns then a wo
lsmWals, 95 otT the bowling or Dennis LWee.
man ellber becoming the flnt Aussie wick.elk
tury, against Paklstan ln um.
e was the legmd.ary coach who helped deve.l
as Andre Aausl. Marla Sharapova,
Wllllams. Jim Courier and Monica Seles.
e training at the Korean War veteran's academ
t abo drew crillclvn, DoUettlerl, though, rema
did what ~d to be done. Tennis Is not a span for
e played ln all rour World CUpe ln which Pelc appeared (1958-10) but
H unlike the Brazllian legend never llf\ed the trophy. The closest he
came was captalnln.g lhe side lhat lost to EnG}nnd in the 1966 rlnal
Like his father, Sceler played ror l·lambw,; rrom I~ to 1972 where he Is
ref"erred to fondly as 'Uns Uwe' (Our Uwe) making 416 appearances. "Uwe
Seeler stands ror even-thin£ 1hat characterl.w a good person: Down•to-
eanhness, loyalty. Joie de vivre, phu he was alwo)'s approachable,· 11t1ld
llambW'(I board member Jonas Boldt.
e won a record 11 NBA crowns as a cornerstone or o Boston CelUcs
H dynasty, 0\-en:ame raclsm to become • supentar and was a prominent
clvfl rights acth1sL lie wu the first coach or Arrtca.n descent to wtn the
NllA Finals In 1968. Just ~,,.lu Rller civil ri&)lts leoder Mru-tin Lulhcr Klni(e
nssasslnatlon. "A pt man and iJftl American who dld everything he oould to
\1111· deliver the promise of America ror all Amcrltarul." said US Pre,ldem Joe BU!en.
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sald another opponenl. Jo.mes 'Quick' Tillis.