Shan Masood did not get an opportunity to work together with the curator or groundsmen in Multan.© AFP
Pakistan captain Shan Masood admitted he was disillusioned after an innings defeat within the first Take a look at in opposition to England regardless of the hosts placing up 556 within the first innings. Pakistan turned the primary staff in Take a look at historical past to lose a sport after scoring 500 plus runs within the first innings. “It’s disappointing to lose once more. England discovered a solution to win the match; they created their window of alternative. Harsh actuality is that check cricket high quality sides discover a solution to win matches,” he informed the media after the match on Friday.
Shan scored 151 within the first innings to guide his staff to an enormous complete which was surpassed by England who declared at 823 for 7 after a superb 317 from Harry Brook and 262 from Joe Root.
“I would not say my staff is mentally weak however we anticipated this pitch to interrupt by the third day onwards that’s the reason we extended our innings. However on the finish of the day you must discover methods to take 20 wickets and we aren’t doing that in current occasions,” he mentioned.
Shan mentioned the pitch was the identical for each side however an excellent method to win Take a look at matches is to place up an excellent first innings rating so that you’re within the driving seat within the third and fourth innings after which discover home windows to take 20 wickets.
He identified that Pakistan had performed a Take a look at in Multan for the primary time since 2022 and did not get an opportunity to work together with the curator or groundsmen.
“Each squads had been completely different this time in Multan. However we have to enhance on methods to adapt too circumstances and conditions daily of a check and discover methods to win as pitch adjustments on a regular basis,” he mentioned.
The Pakistan skipper admitted that the staff was not studying from its errors and repeating them many times.
“We will not blame anybody however ourselves. The place we made lapses they did not and capitalised on their alternatives. The pitch character did change on the fourth day after we got here to bat as some cracks had opened up and there was a little bit one thing for the bowlers with the brand new ball.” Requested in regards to the persevering with poor type of Babar Azam and whether or not it was time to offer him a break, Shan mentioned that in Take a look at cricket you hoped that the following innings from a participant like Babar can be massive. “However we’ll sit-down and mirror on this check after which make selections on the squad for the following check,” he added.
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