"Whether you call it chaos, whether you call it unusual, whether you call it unsettling, all are fair. But ultimately, the thing that I care about, and that's most important, is what happens from that. And I think the way that we've responded to that has been excellent."

The visitors showed belated grit at the end of a one-sided series to reach 184-3 at lunch on the third day, trailing the home side by 136 runs as they battle to avoid a humiliating 3-0 whitewash.

Heavy defeats in the first two Tests, at Headingley and Lord's, prompted the Pakistan Cricket Board to send seven players home before the tour was finished, with head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling chief Umar Gul sacked from their posts as well.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced sweeping changes on Monday after England secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series. Red-ball head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed was removed after just a few months in the role and replaced by white-ball coach Mike Hesson, while Australian Ashley Noffke took over from bowling coach Umar Gul.

Pakistan will look to lift themselves from their ongoing slump, and secure a consolation win along with important WTC points in the Edgbaston Test which starts on September 9.

The hosts sealed a nine-wicket win in the third Test in Rawalpindi with Noman taking 6-42 and Sajid 4-69 in the second innings as England were bowled out for just 112.

Spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan combined to destroy England and bowl Pakistan to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the deciding third Test and secure a memorable 2-1 series victory on Saturday.

Replying to Pakistan's first-innings 366, England cruised to 211-2 with Duckett and Joe Root looking well set before Sajid (4-86) triggered a spectacular collapse.

Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam lifted Pakistan to 79-2 at lunch Tuesday on the first day of the second Test, after England's Jack Leach took two early wickets on a used pitch offering help to the spinners.

Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat Tuesday in the second Test against England in Multan.

Captain Ben Stokes was named in the England team for the second Test against Pakistan starting in Multan on Tuesday after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Salman Agha knocked a fiery half-century to foil England's fightback on Tuesday, as Pakistan reached 515-8 at tea on day two of the opening Test in Multan.

Masood's brilliant 151 was his first hundred for four years, while Shafique also returned to form with 102 as the pair put on a solid 253-run stand for the second wicket after Pakistan won the toss and batted.

Captain Shan Masood scored his first century in four years to lift Pakistan to 233-1 at tea on the opening day of the first Test against England on Monday.

Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day of the first Test against England in Multan on Monday.

The 33-year-old needs just 71 more to overhaul Cook's 12,472, and if his run spree continues he may become the new record-holder in the match starting on Monday in Multan.

England captain Ben Stokes said Saturday he will miss the first Test against Pakistan starting next week, after failing to recover from a hamstring injury.

"What we need is a bit more ruthlessness. When we're ahead, we need to stay ahead and make sure we really drive home that advantage. That's the main takeaway from the Bangladesh series."

Pakistan's pitches belonged in "the dark ages", the country's top cricket official said Friday, after England plundered runs on a lifeless wicket in Rawalpindi.