Pakistan vs England – 3rd Test – Match Preview
With a deserving series whitewash in sight, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 take on England in the third and final Test match, played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, February 3, 2012.
The beginning of the tour questioned the effectiveness of the no.1 ranked side away from home and two games later, it seems that they have a long journey ahead of them.
In a year, where the team will also travel to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691.
The Poms were easily tamed by the duo in the first two encounters and need to bounce back quickly to show their true mettle against quality spin bowling. The top six batters have made runs everywhere in the past two years but the real test of their stature
might be truly gauged once they take a full trip around the sub-continent.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362, the head coach, admitted that it was a wakeup call which was highly unwanted, but such has been the manner of their losses that even he is baffled by the lack of authority shown by his batting powerhouses.
The final Test still remains a highly significant bout for their long term supremacy when taking into account http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 shortly, and will have all the motivation
to ensure they triumph Down Under.
However, the pleasant thing to come out of the tourists’ camp has been the honesty of taking the defeat to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s best player of spin, but he too admitted that it might not be late for his side to
put their spin hoodoo right, which will adequately prepare them for the future.
Changes might not take place yet, but foe the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806, whose woes against left-arm spin are well known, this surely will be the last chance for redemption.
The hosts have been average when it comes to their batting lineup, but the quality they possess in the spin department is unquestionable.
While Ajmal has been the main demon haunting their dreams, the rise of Rehman has left many to admire the competencies of the Men in Green, who can truly justify their road to recovery under the civil leadership of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972.
Also the most pleasing aspect of the side was the tactically sound advent of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890, whose timely contributions in the second Test guaranteed promise for the future.
They have been given sufficient time in the national side, and with a wise head over their shoulders, the two have shown a sense of responsibility which had been lacking in the past.
The major change expected in the team will be in the pace bowling section, where http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839, who is yet to get a game on tour.
The first match was played at Dubai, so England will have a fair idea of the track, which will again see http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Monty-Panesar-c2024 playing, and he might get more out of the pitch than in his comeback game at Abu Dhabi.
With the match holding greater significance for the away side, one expects another low but teasing affair between English batters and Pakistani spinners.
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