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'His returns suggest he...' - Michael Vaughan takes a jibe at Ollie Pope after poor performance against Pakistan

England lost the 3-match Test series against Pakistan, 1-2, after winning the first game which was quite upsetting. Former English player Michael Vaughan took a dig at Ollie Pope for his back-to-back failed performances in the series. 

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England lost the 3-match Test series against Pakistan, 1-2, after winning the first game which was quite upsetting. The batters were incredible in the first game; however, the introduction of spin in the last two games changed the entire course of the series. England lost the last two games, which was unexpected, and this happened due to batters' failure in both games. Former English player Michael Vaughan took a dig at Ollie Pope for his back-to-back failed performances in the series. 

"Pope is a good player and a great lad who clearly brings a lot to this environment, which places great stock in togetherness and getting on well. Making a big change like this is never easy, and England will not want to. But his returns suggest he does not have the mentality or technique to thrive against the very best bowlers," said Michael Vaughan.

Pakistan's spin attack did a fantastic job in the 2nd and 3rd Test matches as they wreaked havoc on the batting attack. Noman Ali and Sajid Khan are the names England will remember for a long time now for the heroics they did in the series. Not only with the ball, they played well with the bat, which was magnificent. Moreover, Pakistan won the last game by nine wickets as they had just 58 runs to chase to script a historic win. 

There was no pressure as such: Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan's comeback in the Pakistan team was quite memorable as he claimed 19 wickets in two games. He was phenomenal throughout the game, and I will be looking forward to the next series. Sajid spoke about how much the team backed him throughout the series. 

"Thankful to god for the series win. There was no pressure as such, I was making a comeback, but there were people who backed me and I had played FC cricket. Off the field, I'm not like this, I'm funny, Kamran Ghulam is my best friend, but you need to behave like this to lift the team's morale," said Sajid Khan.

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