In each of their four Tests in 2024, Pakistan batted first and next imploded in the third innings, recording ratings of 115 against Australia in Sydney, 146 and 172 against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi and, most recently, 220 against England in The defeat. of the last entry of the future in Multan. Regarding a dressed sound, Duckett believes they may face overlapping problems.
“We batted until the end,” Duckett told Sky Sports. “I think it will be very important that we look to score runs. We know that on this field there will be no tie and we are definitely not going to play for the tie. The runs will be so, so vital… That first hour, if we can try to get as close as possible, We know they can fall apart.
“The strength has come to them approximately. We are one to zero in the sequence. We won the last sequence three to zero. I know that they are moving to fight all the way through this game and effort and create it as fragile as they can to us, but we always think we’re in the game… If we bowl well and can put in the effort and book the chase somewhere around 200 or less, we’ll think we’ll be in the game.”
Duckett, who scored 114 in England’s reply to Pakistan’s total of 366, said the pitch offered more for the spinners in the afternoon session after a day of attrition. “I think the more the sound wears down during speed, it breaks down and ‘progresses’ a little more, so hopefully in the morning, it doesn’t progress as much,” he said. . I don’t see this tone staying the same or changing much.
“I think the situation is going to continue to get worse, and I think the wonderful thing about having some closers is that jump, and I think Carsey [Brydon Carse] and potts [Matthew Potts] They’ve actually been fantastic during those first innings. We are going to give them importance once again in the second entry. “If the ball is tired of the strange bouncing, they’ve given us those options too.”
“If you slow it down to 67-68 kph, that’s when you have grip. If you bowl at specific spots at 90+ you’ll only get the odd break. But there’s nothing to the roulette if you’re bowling at 90+ off the stumps. If you bowl more wide outside the stumps, and slow, that’s where the cracks are, and that’s what we’re looking to exploit.”
