If Pakistan lose in England PCB will have to consider replacing Azhar Ali as captain: Wasim Akram
Cricket | August 11, 2020 16:34 ISTAzhar has faced a lot of criticism following the team's three-wicket defeat against England in Manchester
Azhar has faced a lot of criticism following the team's three-wicket defeat against England in Manchester
Alam has so far played three Tests and scored 250 runs, including one century.
Latif feels Haider is ready to make his Test debut in the tough English conditions and therefore should get a chance to showcase his skills in the crucial game.
Dan Lawrence, who is yet to make his Test debut, was one of the reserves for England in the ongoing series against Pakistan.
The first Test between the two sides ended in a three-wicket victory for England after they looked down and out in the chase.
Pakistan lost the opener by three wickets despite dominating most parts of the game and captain Azhar Ali was heavily criticised for his poor captaincy
Buttler's place in the England side had been called into question after making a number of wicket-keeping gaffes in the first Test and having only scored one Test ton in his 45 caps, back in 2018.
Pakistan were in a commanding position on the final day of the first Test at Old Trafford but ended up losing the game by three wickets, thanks to counter-attacking knocks by Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes.
Babar scored a brilliant 69 in the first innings of the Manchester Test against England, but was dismissed cheaply in the second innings, contributing with just five as Pakistan lost the match by three wickets.
It will be quite a task for the team management to fill in Ben Stokes's gaps although, in his last two appearances, he played solely as a batsman.
Buttler's innings of 38 and 75 have lifted him from 44th to 30th while Ollie Pope has attained a career-best 36th position after scoring 62 and seven.
Stokes will leave the UK for New Zealand later this week and hence miss the two matches at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, as conformed by ECB on Sunday.
Nasser's comment came after Woakes's match-winning performance at the Old Trafford Cricket ground which included four wickets and an unbeaten 84 in the second innings
Babar Azam was among runs in the first innings of the recently-concluded Manchester Test against England and fans and critics alike showered praise on him for his gritty display.
After his vital 75-run knock, Buttler avoided any discussion on his father Johnny, who had spent the previous evening in hospital.
Woakes stormed back to form with the bat as he hit a match-winning 84 not out for England against Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford.
Inzamam feels Pakistan have a better squad than England and can still go on to win the series. He, however, urged the players to not let their heads drop during matches when things aren't going their way.
Chasing 277, England were reduced to 117 for five before under-pressure Jos Buttler (75) and Chris Woakes (84 not out) stitched a brilliant 139-run stand for the sixth wicket to notch up a memorable three-wicket win.
Buttler, who made 75 and shared a century stand with Chris Woakes to help England win the first Test by three wickets on Saturday, had been struggling with the bat for quite some time.
Akram was particularly critical of Ali's decision to under-bowl pacer Naseem Shah, who was used for just 13 overs out of 82 in the second innings while defending a target of 277.
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