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Ex-Pakistan Coach Gillespie Tells Javed 'Look in the Mirror' over Sackings

Jason Gillespie said Pakistan are playing with fear after selectors replaced two coaches and sent seven players home following heavy Test defeats.

  • Pakistan replaced head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and pace-bowling chief Umar Gul this week, sending seven players home following a 103-run loss at Headingley and 194-run defeat at Lord's in England.
  • Former Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie criticized chairman of selectors Aaqib Javed on Friday, saying Javed needs to "look at himself in the mirror" with the national team "playing with fear."
  • Dismissed players learned of their removal through media and family rather than official channels, while ex-coach Mickey Arthur called the decision "an absolutely ridiculous situation," echoing bewilderment from captains Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik.
  • New Zealander Mike Hesson and Australian Ashley Noffke have taken charge for the tour's remainder, with the third Test against England scheduled for September 9 at Edgbaston.
  • Aaqib recently blamed former white-ball coach Gary Kirsten and Gillespie for team struggles, though Gillespie countered that selection strategy changes "daily" under Aaqib, who has served as chairman for two years.
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France24 broke the news in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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