Published: Oct 07, 2015, 07:22 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 07, 2015, 07:22 PM (IST)
Karachi: Former England captain Alec Stewart believes that Pakistan will start as favourites in the upcoming series against his nation’s side in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). England suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat at the hands of Pakistan during the UAE Test series in 2011-12 and, therefore they will look to avenge the loss when both sides will face against each other in the first Test of the three-match series starting on October 13. The 52-year-old former wicketkeeper-batsman said that the series would be tough as Pakistan have a good record in the UAE. According to him, the pitches are expected to be favorable for the spinners, PakPassion reported. READ: Alec Stewart: Jos Buttler an excellent wicketkeeper
Stewart, who had played 303 matches, also said that if the proper Pakistan team shows up then they would be a handful for England. He also suggested that the series would have been more interesting if Mohammad Amir had been included in the Pakistan squad, adding that the left-armer would have enhanced the quality of the Pakistan eleven. READ: Alec Stewart: England on road to become a very good side
In addition to Test series, England will play four One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20 Internationals (T20Is) against Pakistan. Stewart also believes that England are on their way to become a very good team. He believes England should look ahead to win more important tournaments against top sides; just like they did against Australia in Ashes 2015. He gave a piece of advice to the present crop of English cricketers; saying that they should concentrate more on how things can be made better and how milestones can be achieved rather than contemplating on things which are not in their hands and also on issues which relate to things which should be avoided. READ: Alec Stewart: ECB should hang their ‘heads in shame’ over treatment of Peter Moores
