Test team Skipper Shan Masood said the first victory one was always special, after some rough times.
“For the boys to step in, a lot has happened this past week, but we came up with a strategy to get 20 wickets and we made it happe,” he said.
“Three years and 11 months creates hunger, can't doubt the effort and commitment, it's come after some tough times, put plans in place and backed up with decent first and second-innings scores, Shan Masood said in a post-match ceremony.
Masood further said: “We tried green seamers against Bangladesh and were a bit off. Not a lot of cricket in Multan, it offered some spin, Noman and Sajid are seasoned campaigners. Big efforts in the field, everyone has a part to play. For Kamran, never easy to replace one of best batters in the world, I read some things that were horrid, but to get that century was special. And Agha is one of my favourite players. A team player, Pakistan all-in. Saim Ayub played maturely in the first innings."
England cricket team skipper Ben Stokes said: “Ben Duckett's first-innings hundred showed us the way, in extreme conditions you've got to find a way to negate that spin. I don't like to live by hindsight... no-one means to drop catches, but you don't get them often behind the wicket [in these conditions].”
He said: Spinners get spoken about a lot, but Carse and Potts kept charging in ball after ball and created so much atmosphere when the spinners needed a break. Worked hard to get fit for this game, nothing can prepare you for standing in the field in this heat. Been a great series so far, great it's going down to the last one.”
