Woolmer demands attitude change after Younis row

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LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan's cricketers must change their attitude to succeed, coach Bob Woolmer said after Younis Khan's "sad" refusal to captain the side. With the dust barely settled from captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's ban for bringing the game into disrepute, stand-in skipper Younis caused further chaos on Thursday when he said he did not want to be a "dummy captain." "Younis's decision to turn down the captaincy shows a lack of attitude and we need to change this attitude if we want to be world-beaters," Woolmer told AFP.

"I fought for him in the team and helped him fight for his place against all odds, but his decision left me sad and disappointed. It seemed he could not take the pressure of captaincy." The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday named batsman Mohammad...