Background
Owais Alam Shah (born 22 October 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex and has appeared for England in a number of One Day Internationals and two test matches.
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...issued via his newspaper column at the weekend in which he at least admitted that there were issues. Otherwise silence, with Hugh Morris, the managing director of the England team, who has to sort out the mess politely declining to comment. None the less,...
16 hours ago from
The Independent
...January 1945, when victory in Europe had become inevitable, Winston Churchill received a private letter from Clement Attlee, the Deputy Prime Minister, deploring, in civilised and well-reasoned prose, the manner in which the Prime Minister increasingly did...
18 hours ago from
Times Online
Last Week - About Owais Shah
...possessing as he does an undentable ego. But England are short at least one good batsman (personally I think his name is Owais Shah). And the bowling still depends far too heavily on the notoriously undependable Harmison. But because of Australia's decline...
7 days ago from
Samizdata.net
...at a highlycharged selection meeting later that day. The discussions with Geoff Miller, the national selector, and selectors Ashley Giles and James Whitaker lasted five-and-a-half hours. Giles, a close friend of Vaughan, was placed in a difficult position...
7 days ago from
Daily Mail - UK
...when skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores were reported to have fallen out. The Daily Telegraph said that Hugh Morris, the managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), will hold urgent talks with the two men this weekend to find...
5 days ago from
Times of India
...is no different''. It also pointed out that differences between Pietersen and Moores would be an immediate headache for Hugh Morris, Managing Director of England Cricket and not for Clarke. England has failed to develop under Moores, who took over from Duncan...
6 days ago from
New Kerala
...with the aid of every conceivable piece of technology. Now, it seems, the two extremes have reached breaking point and Hugh Morris, who himself gained many plaudits in the aftermath of Mumbai, is put in the position of having to negotiate a solution. If Morris...
5 days ago from
Cricinfo.com
...and slightly aimless cricket. Nagging doubts about Moores' capabilities harden into genuine scepticism. In this paper Mike Selvey questioned Moore's contribution to the one-day side, while in the Independent Brian Viner mocked Moores' soundbites as akin to...
5 days ago from
Guardian Unlimited
...an emergency meeting with ECB chairman Giles Clarke on the issue. The selectors, along with Moores, retained Ian Bell and Owais Shah in the squad much to the fury of Pietersen, who sees this as the final straw in a relationship with the coach that has been...
6 days ago from
Times of India
...Indies. Pietersen is thought to have wanted Vaughan alongside him but the selectors opted to keep faith with Ian Bell and Owais Shah. It was also claimed Pietersen had demanded showdown talks with ECB officials over the matter, but no such meeting is due...
5 days ago from
The Northern Echo
... It follows reports of a falling out being skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores. The Daily Telegraph said that Hugh Morris, the managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), will hold urgent talks with the two men this weekend...
6 days ago from
The Australian
...is believed to have wanted Vaughan alongside him in the Caribbean but selectors opted instead for Ian Bell and Owais Shah. An ECB spokesman said: "We don't comment on speculation." There have even been suggestions that Pietersen is prepared to step down over...
6 days ago from
The Independent
Last Month - About Owais Shah
...the Test. The muggy, overcast conditions should also help James Anderson to swing the ball. The absence of the injured Ryan Sidebottom and a rehabilitating Stuart Broad means that England will give a Test debut to either Amjad Khan or Graeme Swann. And with...
29 days ago from
The Independent
...decided that they do not want this series to go ahead after all. Giving some bat chat: Skipper Kevin Pietersen, selector Ashley Giles and Andrew Flintoff confer during a practice session as England prepare to face India in the first Test in Chennai The Chepauk...
29 days ago from
Daily Mail - UK
...persuaded them to return to India for a two-Test series in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Few would blame England if they were badly beaten in the series, which begins at the Chepauk Stadium tomorrow, after their preparation was severely...
29 days ago from
The Scotsman
...to playing in India because of the wickets so I think it could work in his favour. "Looking at the way Krejza bowled and Shaun Udal bowled for us the last time we were here, off-spinners have done all right here. It's something to look forward to and anyone...
28 days ago from
The Independent
...slot in the standings. By going in with five bowlers, England have stated their intent - they are here to win. An in-form Owais Shah, who scored 236 runs in four ODIs, has been sacrificed for the offspinner Graeme Swann, who will make his debut. England's...
28 days ago from
Cricinfo.com
...V.V.S. Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Subramaniam Badrinath, Murali Vijay, Munaf Patel and Pragyan Ojha. England: Kevin Pietersen (captain/wicketkeeper), Andrew Strauss, Alistair Cook, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood,...
28 days ago from
New Kerala
...leg-spinner Adil Rashid may also be considered even though he is not officially part of the squad, while Owais Shah's form during the one-day series must also be considered. Perhaps the biggest dilemma will be the identity of the wicketkeeper with Tim Ambrose...
28 days ago from
Sporting Life
...was selected for the 1999-2000 tour to South Africa but failed to feature in any of the Tests and was then sidelined by coach Duncan Fletcher. England's decision to partner Swann with Panesar, his former Northamptonshire team-mate, represents a considerable...
28 days ago from
Irish Times
...lead an under-prepared and scrambled side out on to the field and ask them to beat arguably the world's best team. According to Ladbrokes, England are at their longest price for a decade at 8-1, but Pietersen is not interested in reasons why his side might...
28 days ago from
Mirror.co.uk
...brave in the selection of its eleven for the Test. Graeme Swann, an off-spinner, has been chosen over an in-form batsman in Owais Shah. The move sends several signals. Firstly, playing five bowlers in the eleven is a declaration of intent — England is here...
28 days ago from
The Hindu