Reflective of the same was their heavy defeat by 194 runs at Lord’s. This was their 10th loss in their last 11 away Tests.
Following his team’s crushing defeat to England at Lord’s, Pakistan pacer Mohammed Abbas stated that his team is fully aware of the issues they are facing and that everyone is “concerned” about their performance. Once an Asian side that challenged all opponents away from home, Pakistan dominated the English conditions, especially in the late 1980s and the 1990s. This has subsequently given way to a declining trend, which has seen the side struggle in Tests both home and away in recent years.
It has been many matches that I have been performing, but the team has not won,” he said. “Individual performances are important, but I try to perform to help the team win.
This, to go with the innings loss in their series opener in Leeds, sees the side now languishing at the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship standings. Speaking after the game, seamer Abbas stated that Pakistan were well aware of their predicament in the format.
“We dropped catches, and their key players scored 70-odd extra runs. Because we could have bowled them out for 200, that is where the match changed.
We are all working on it, and we need to be, too,” he said, as quoted by ICC. “Our performance is a concern for everyone. Everyone is worried, including selection committee and the NCA. We are not doing well, we accept that. We are not batting, bowling or fielding well and we discuss this all the time in meetings. It is disappointing,” he added.
Abbas marked out fielding, which has historically been an area of concern for Pakistan cricket, as a major facet of the game where the side needed to work on.
