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According to Alam, “We are coming in with a lot of victories under our belt and every player is laden with confidence, but we have to be wary about our upcoming series against England. We definitely need to work harder in various departments.”
Pakistan has been in splendid form over the past one year, as the team has managed to win six back to back One Day International (ODI) series during this time period.
However, most of these victories have come against weak teams like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
Considering that, the Men in Green will be tested against a top quality side like England, which is currently ranked number one in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test and Twenty20 team rankings.
Out of the six consecutive series wins for Pakistan, two have come against good sides like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. This will give some confidence to the Green Shirts ahead of their competition against the Poms.
However, Alam said, “I again insist that fitness and fielding are the vital aspect and you can't even afford to miss the half chances against a team like England. We are not a bad side if we make an analysis between our players and theirs we have got fair
chance of beating them.”
He further went onto add that the Pakistani team had some top quality spinners like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898, who can prove to be difficult to handle for the opposition.
Normally, Pakistan cricket has been associated with tear away fast bowlers, but the trend seems to have changed a bit in recent times.
The team is currently dependant on spinners in all three formats of the game. Ajmal has been doing well in every version and is ranked number one in ICC ODI bowlers’ rankings. He has got terrific support from Hafeez and Afridi, who are also in the top ten
of the list.
This can prove to be a big advantage for the Men in Green, as England are known to struggle against quality spin bowling.
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