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.Hesson stressed that the decisions had already been taken when he arrived and that his immediate responsibility was simply to prepare the new-look side. “I had no involvement in selecting this side.

I’m not part of the red-ball selection panel.

I’m part of the white-ball selection panel,” Hesson told reporters.He said Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq and Salman Ali Agha had already left the squad when he took over, leaving him to quickly assess the remaining players and newcomers and find a combination capable of competing in English conditions. “It was a matter of finding a balanced squad for the third Test and giving the bowling attack the best chance to compete,”….

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….