After a three-nil defeat in the UAE in 2012,England return to play Pakistan with their bowlers facing a tougher task and a batting lineup set for the sternest testFive of England’s Test squad know what to expect in the United Arab Emirates. Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, and Jimmy Anderson and Stuart wide all played in the three Tests against Pakistan early in 2012,all of which were lost by England amid the haze and dust of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile Steven Finn carried a lot of drinks.
Those Tests took place in front of rows of empty seats and a few dutiful travelling English supporters, fixed magnets for the television cameramen. Their forlorn encouragements to the players echoed eerily around stands that came alive only when the one day-matches began.
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Source: theguardian.com