Hesson vows to restore Pakistan’s Test identity after dramatic mid-series overhaul
Pakistan lost the first Test by an innings and 103 runs before suffering a 194-run defeat in the second. The PCB subsequently released seven players and replaced Sarfaraz and Gul with Hesson and Ashley Noffke for the third and final Test at Edgbaston from September 9 to 13. The shake-up has been widely criticised for its timing, coming in the middle of a series.
- ▪Pakistan lost the first Test by an innings and 103 runs before suffering a 194-run defeat in the second.
- ▪The PCB subsequently released seven players and replaced Sarfaraz and Gul with Hesson and Ashley Noffke for the third and final Test at Edgbaston from September 9 to 13.
- ▪The shake-up has been widely criticised for its timing, coming in the middle of a series.
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BIRMINGHAM - Pakistan interim red-ball coach Mike Hesson has distanced himself from the Pakistan Cricket Board’s dramatic mid-series overhaul, making it clear that he had no role in selecting the revamped Test squad or removing former head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1681982472501-0'); }); Hesson, who normally oversees Pakistan’s white-ball side, was brought in to take temporary charge of the Test team after England secured an unassailable 2-0 lead with heavy victories at Headingley and Lord’s. Pakistan lost the first Test by an innings and 103 runs before suffering a 194-run defeat in the second.
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