Pakistan dominated much of the opening test in Manchester but England pulled off a memorable three-wicket victory by riding a 139-run sixth-wicket partnership between Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes. Pace great Wasim Akram was among those who felt Azhar's passive captaincy allowed Woakes and Buttler to snatch victory in Manchester. "It was not easy but I focused only on how we could turn the series around, with my own performance and performance from the entire team. "The first test match cost us, of course. The teams will clash in a three-match Twenty20 series in Manchester from Friday.

Source: The Star August 26, 2020 07:07 UTC