On Wednesday,7th of August, PCB announced that nearly the entire coaching staff - head coach Mickey Arthur,batting coach Grant Flower, bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, and fitness trainer Grant Luden - will not have their contracts extended.This may come as a surprise to many, especially Mickey Arthur's axing,considering the rumours were circulating about his contract being extended.

Micky Arthur's record and journey has been more of a roller-coaster with some big achievements and some very disappointing results. The Test and ODI team have declined under Mickey Arthur with a win loss ratio of 0.59 and 0.94, in these formats respectively. Wheras the T20 team has performed incredibly well where Mickey Arthur's team boasts a win-loss ratio of 4.29 and top the T20 team rankings. The Pakistani team won the Champions trophy under him in 2017, but failed to make an impact in the Asia Cup and (arguably) in the ODI World Cup(2019).

Many former players are now being linked to the job of head coach and of chief selector.

Listen, as Shanawar Burhan, Ahmed Rizwan and Ali Azhar discuss the peformance of the now ex-coaching staff and discuss the future candidates for the jobs.