'We can't afford to have players...' - Pakistan's red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie's straightforward response to fitness in Pakistan camp

Pakistan's team is going through a hard time now after Babar Azam resigned from white-ball captaincy. The turmoil isn't finding an end, considering the chaos that is happening in the team. Keeping the team's internal crisis aside, Pakistan's red-ball head coach, Jason Gillespie, spoke about the fitness level of the players and mentioned that the Board is likely to reconsider the selection of players who aren't fit. As per the coach, Pakistan have some good players, but they aren't able to be consistent, which is hampering their performance.

"We can't afford to have players in international cricket who are not fit or strong enough to negotiate the rigours of the game. What I've learned from the Bangladesh series is that we've got some wonderful players, but we need to be more consistent. We've got the skills but we need to keep fine-tuning them," said Jason Gillespie.

After Pakistan's defeat from Bangladesh, the team has received a lot of criticism for their home series failure. The Men in Green have lost their dominance in the cricket field for several reasons, the first being the fitness level of the team. Players aren't taking good care of their physical health and, hence, end up losing a lot of games in the process. 

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Pakistan announce Test squad ahead of England series

England have travelled to Pakistan to play a 3-match Test series, starting on October 7. The matches are extremely important for the visitors as they are still in the race for the WTC Finals. Hence, they'll try to win the matches and proceed one step ahead of Sri Lanka in the WTC points table. For the upcoming series, Pakistan announced their team, with Shan Masood as the skipper and Saud Shakeel as his deputy. 

Pakistan squad: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper), and Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zahid Mehmood