England produced a historical win in first Test match against Pakistan with their terrific performance.
Despite pitch not offering much to the bowlers, England still pushed for a result and declared the Innings with 4 sessions to left. Their risk was rewarded on the final day. They managed to pick up the wickets in a hurry and won the Test by 74 runs.
Throughout the Test, skipper Ben Stokes was aggressive with his tactics and field setting.
We wanted to come here and carry on with our mantra of exciting cricket: Ben Stokes
“We’ve played 8-9 matches with myself and Brendon in charge. One thing we try to do is focus on ourselves and not the opposition. We know we’re a very exciting team. Was a great batting surface, so it was an opportunity for our batting group. Having the lads truck in like they did today was amazing. Really special group of players. We wanted to come here to Pakistan and carry on with our mantra of exciting cricket,” Stokes told in the post-match conference.
“I’ve got no interest in trying to play for a draw, the dressing room has no interest in playing for a draw. Felt on this kind of wicket, almost had to entice the batsmen to play an attacking shot. Today we were fortunate to get the ball reverse-swinging. James Anderson and Ollie Robinson were fantastic today. We won probably about 8 minutes before we would’ve come off. This is probably up there as one of England’s greatest away wins,” he added.
