Underneath-pressure Pakistan are set to re-use the controversial Multan pitch used for the primary Take a look at towards England for the second match beginning Tuesday, in a uncommon transfer as they search to stage the sequence.
England scored the fourth highest Take a look at rating of 823-7 to inflict an innings and 47-run defeat on the house facet on a pitch severely criticised for its batting-friendly nature.
Pakistan scored 556 of their first innings.
Sources within the Pakistan camp confirmed the identical first Take a look at pitch can be used on Tuesday.
“Now we have determined to make use of the identical pitch of the primary Take a look at and it’s watered and being dried for the use,” mentioned a supply who didn’t want to be named.
Industrial-sized followers had been used at each ends to dry the pitch whereas each groups practised on the floor on Sunday.
Pakistan skipper Shan Masood and head coach Jason Gillespie inspected the pitch and had a prolonged dialogue, whereas England head coach Brendon McCullum additionally had a protracted look.
The ICC taking part in situations permit re-use of a pitch for successive Checks, nevertheless it may end in getting a poor score if the floor doesn’t play nicely.
Pakistan has a historical past of flat pitches, with former Australian nice Dennis Lillee denouncing a pitch as “bowlers’ graveyard” again in 1980.
Two years in the past, the Rawalpindi stadium pitch was deemed “under common” by the Worldwide Cricket Council, after 1,187 runs had been scored in a Pakistan-Australia Take a look at for the lack of solely 14 wickets.
However the ICC rescinded the one demerit level after the Pakistan Cricket Board appealed towards the choice.
