The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday sacked coach Geoff Lawson, nearly six months before the completion of his contract.
"We proved we were hard to bowl out and we are still in this series. We are feeling pretty good with where we are right now," Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson said.
Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said Geoff Lawson's inexperience as a coach at the international level was one of the factors behind Pakistan's recent ODI and Test series defeats against India.
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has backed embattled coach Geoff Lawson on Friday and called on fans to be patient with the former Australian bowler to deliver results.
Ex-Australia player, Geoff Lawson, believes that the current team doesn't play in the spirit of the game and need 'counselling'.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt described national team coach Geoff Lawson as "useless" on Monday but said the Australian would see out his two-year contract. Lawson, who joined the Pakistan team in July 2007 after the untimely death of Bob Woolmer during the World Cup in Jamaica, has had a troubled relationship with the Pakistani media and some board officials.
The Pakistan captain and coach could face the brunt of the disastrous tour to India.
Impressed with their consistent showings in the tournament so far, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson on Sunday backed Shahid Afridi and his men to emerge winners in the much-anticipated World Cup semi-final against India.
As Australia fell to two straight losses against hosts India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Geoff Lawson held skipper Pat Cummins accountable.
Board chairman Nasim Ashraf told a news conference that Lawson had been preferred over two other short-listed candidates, Dav Whatmore and Richard Done.
Former pacer Geoff Lawson has said that Ben Hilfenhaus's removal of England skipper Andrew Strauss in the fifth Ashes Test does not disguise the bowler's glaring inadequacies in a series in which he is averaging 69.2 with the ball.
Former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson believes legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has lost his magnificent aura, and he added the Little Master is well past his best.
Pakistan's Australian coach Geoff Lawson was asked to return home by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to allay player safety fears over travelling to Pakistan for next month's Champions Trophy. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said the former Australia fast bowler has left on the advice of the ICC task force, set up after Australia, South Africa, England and New Zealand raised safety concerns over travelling to Pakistan for the event.
Under fire Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has no intention of quitting and is keen to extend his contract with the team until the 2011 World Cup. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz Butt has said he is not impressed with the team's performance over the last year, while former players have called for Australian Lawson to step down.
The former Pakistan captain softened his stance on newly-appointed coach Geoff Lawson, saying he has 'no ego' hassles in working with the Australian.
Australian Geoff Lawson has sparked speculation over his future as Pakistan coach by leaving the country suddenly a month before it hosts the ICC Champions Trophy.
Contrary to news reports, former Australian fast bowler and ex-Pakistan team coach Geoff Lawson has already been named as the coach the new Kochi IPL franchise in the T20 League's 2011 edition.
Former Pakistan captains Javed Miandad, Intikhab Alam and Zaheer Abbas criticised the PCB for choosing another foreign coach in Geoff Lawson.
The retirement of some batting greats and the recent failure to dominate England with spinners on home soil make India a "vulnerable" side in the upcoming Test against Australia, former cricketer Geoff Lawson has commented.
Dav Whatmore, Geoff Lawson and Richard Done have been shortlisted for the coaching job.
The 49-year-old told Sky News that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had contacted him on Sunday and confirmed he would be appointed as full-time successor to Bob Woolmer.
Injury-prone fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been advised by Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson to play only one-day internationals so he can prolong his career.
Pakistan's Australian coach said he is awaiting feedback on the situation there before deciding on returning to Lahore after his Christmas holiday.
Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson feels Shoaib Malik should have replaced Shahid Afridi as skipper of the national cricket team instead of Salman Butt.
"We need eight wickets tomorrow and our job will be to get those eight wickets as quickly as possible. If India set a target, then we will go after it," Lawson told reporters.
Former Australian Test paceman Geoff Lawson has said ball tampering laws should be relaxed to allow bowlers to pick the seam and redress the growing imbalance between bat and ball.
Buoyed by the tri-series triumph over India, Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson is confident that his team would once again prove a handful for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men in the Asia Cup starting June 24 in Karachi. The Australian said his team's prospects were very good in the coming tournament after the final victory over India in Dhaka last week.
Former fast bowler Geoff Lawson believes the current Indian attack is one the best he has seen in a long time and will challenge the Australian batsmen in the four-Test series.
Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, who is in line to take over as Pakistan cricket team's head coach, is yet to make up his mind despite the PCB accepting his remuneration demands.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting insists he is the right choice to lead the team for Ashes despite critics calling for his head after the Test series debacle in India.
New Zealand's cricketers remain concerned over the security situation in Pakistan ahead of next month's ICC Champions Trophy, players' association chief Heath Mills said on Saturday. An International Cricket Council (ICC) taskforce and Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson spoke to the New Zealand squad in Christchurch on Thursday to update them on the state of affairs in the host country.
Australia all-rounder Steven Smith has to undergo surgery on his ankle and will not be available to play in the Indian Premier League for struggling debutantes Kochi Tuskers Kerala, coach Geoff Lawson said on Thursday.
England's cricketers were guilty of employing double-standards for quitting their tour of India because of security fears, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson said on Monday.
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik was all praise for Yuvraj Singh, saying the manner in which he is plying is simply superb.
New coach Geoff Lawson has described India vs Pakistan as the mother of all battles in cricket.
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.
Australian Dav Whatmore is all set to become Pakistan's the fourth foreign cricket coach as the Australian arrived in Lahore on Friday to sign a contract with the PCB.
He has played just three Tests for his country, but young fast bowler James Pattinson has already been tipped to become Australia's most destructive paceman in future.
Nearly 14 months after firing Australian coach Geoff Lawson, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is again looking for a foreign coach. PCB chairman Ejaz Butt on Monday confirmed on a television show that he is in talks with some foreign coaches.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala, which is making its debut in the 2011 edition of the Indian Premier League, on Wednesday introduced its players and launched its promotional logo for the Twenty20 tournament starting on Friday.
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