Assessing further, the coach observed that his side lacked power hitters in comparison to “phenomenal” England side and insisted that they need to iron out their flaws in the next series against the West Indies.
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Visitors, Pakistan will go head-to-head against England in the fifth and final ODI of the five-match ODI series on Sunday.
The Azhar Ali-led side, after losing four straight one-day internationals, is in danger of facing a 5-0 whitewash against hosts England.
Pakistan is now placed at No. 9 in the ODI rankings and it can get even more tough for the green shirts to directly qualify for the next edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2009 in England.
They will now aim to reclaim the ICC Champions Trophy title to add to its World Cup trophy, when it is staged next year in the United Kingdom.
Jason Roy began the series in fine style with a Man-of-the-Match-winning performance at the Ageas Bowl, but it has been quieter for him since: bowled second ball by Mohammad Amir at Lord’s, gloving a pull during England’s world-record mayhem at Trent Bridge, and edging to second slip at Headingley.
“The way we bowled at Nottingham wasn’t good enough. Moving forward, we’ve got young players who can change things around but it will take time”.
The series result against Pakistan has seen England move from 106 points to 107 points in fifth position three behind India and South Africa, who are at 110 points each with India ranked ahead of South Africa on decimal points.
“To go along with our batting and bowling, if we can get our fielding right, we’d be a fantastic team”. Ben Stokes and Jonny Baristow played a good hand of 69 and 61 runs respectively to help the home team win the fourth ODI.
Mahmood’s last appearance for the London-based county was a domestic Twenty20 against Kent at The Oval in July where opening batsman Roy struck 120 in a 37-run win.
Mohammad Irfan, the Pakistan left-arm pacer, has been ruled out of the remainder of the England tour due to fitness issues, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Saturday (September 3).
After 10 overs, Pakistan were a modest 40 for 1 and, as would characterise the first 40 overs of the innings, they lost wickets each time they tried to up the tempo. I got told 32 minutes before the start that I was playing.
In most cases, the answer would be no but in the case of Alex Hales, the answer is a firm yes, not only because of what his one innings signified but also his form going into the series.
There was little respite for Pakistan as they faced the prospects of an embarrassing 5-0 whitewash in their One-day worldwide series against England on Saturday when pacer Mohammad Irfan was ruled out of the contest because of a hamstring problem.
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Mohammad Irfan, who suffered cramps at Headingley after just five overs, has returned home.
