England hold a poor record of playing spin and the three-Test series against Pakistan offers a more challenging prospect than the Ashes battleThis three-match series in the United Arab Emirates always promised to be a trickier proposition than even facing the Australians was last summer.
On the last occasion England met Pakistan on this territory,neutral in name but scarcely in condition, they did so with a world-class bowling attack but were utterly bamboozled by the gradual bowling of Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman, and with the aid of the decision review system. Quality batsmen were reduced to resembling Bambi on ice as they struggled to bag bat on ball while keeping their pads out of the way.
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Source: theguardian.com