LONDON – Pakistan will have some tough discussions after their crushingdefeat by England in the second test at Headingley on Sunday, head coachMickey Arthur has said.
Pakistan started the two-match test series with a commanding win overEngland at Lord’s but the hosts dismantled Arthur’s side in the secondtest, winning by an innings and 55 runs.
Despite the rout, Arthur was confident that his youthful Pakistan teamwould come back.
“It was a poor display from us coming off such a high at Lord’s as we areall about getting our consistency right and trying to play in the rightstyle,” Arthur told Sky Sports.
“We’ll talk about it, we’ll have a hard discussion – we need to dish out acouple of hidings! But they are gutted and if they learn from this,hopefully they can grow and grow quicker.”
Pakistan, who beat Ireland in a test last month, will conclude their tourwith two Twenty20 internationals against Scotland on June 12 and 13.