Misbah blames poor bowling for whitewash

Misbah-ul-Haq believes only greater and more regular exposure to Australian conditions can break Pakistan’s record-run of 12 consecutive Test defeats in the country.

Pakistan’s 220-run defeat in the third and final Test in Sydney condemned them to a fourth successive whitewash in Australia, following similar defeats in 1999-00, 2004-05 and 2009-10. This was Pakistan’s first tour to Australia in seven years and, according to the current ICC’s Future Tours Programme, they won’t be back anytime soon.

Misbah said the PCB should even consider sending aspiring players to take part in Australian domestic cricket. “I think it is important for us to get experience of these conditions,” he said. “If you are not touring more often in Australia or South Africa, that [result] could happen again and again. It’s important for us.

“I’ve already suggested that some of our players should be sent on a regular basis here to Australia, in their academies, just to play games here, to practice in these sort of …

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