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Pace bowler James Anderson says England may have to be “inventive” so as to win the primary Test in opposition to Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
Pakistan have not misplaced any of the 4 matches performed in Rawalpindi since Test cricket returned to the nation.
Two of these have been attracts – the match in opposition to Australia in March noticed solely 14 wickets fall.
Anderson instructed BBC Sport: “We’ve received a captain and coach that do not need attracts. We’re not taking part in for attracts.”
Captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have urged England to play with aggression since taking cost in the beginning of the summer time.
The method yielded six wins in seven matches however will now be challenged within the contrasting circumstances of Pakistan, the place England are set to play their first Test for 17 years.
“We do not know the way it’s going to play. Traditionally it’s flat,” stated 40-year-old Anderson.
“We’ll come out and take a look at to win the sport – we would have to be inventive in how we do this.”
England halted excursions to Pakistan after gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka staff bus in 2009, solely returning in September for a T20 sequence that the guests received 4-3.
In the intervening years, Pakistan have hosted in England within the United Arab Emirates. Across two sequence, England have misplaced 5 Tests, drawn one and received none.
Anderson, England’s all-time main wicket-taker, is the one member of the present squad that was a part of the tour to Pakistan in 2005, however admitted there’s little data he can go on to his team-mates.
“It’s nice to be again,” he stated. “Seventeen years is a very long time. It would be fallacious if I stated ‘the pitch goes to play like this, or that is what to count on’.
“It’s fully totally different staff we’re taking part in in opposition to, fully totally different circumstances. It’s about adapting once we get on the market.”
Tests in Pakistan are often attritional affairs, far faraway from the all-action nature of England’s summer time – the complete 2-1 sequence victory in opposition to South Africa included solely 9 days of play.
When Australia defeated Pakistan 1-0 right here earlier this 12 months, they did so within the last session of the fifth day of the third Test, after the primary two matches have been drawn.
McCullum stated on Monday his aspect are pleased to danger dropping so as to win.
Anderson stated: “There will be occasions once we have to absorb stress. We get that.
“But there’ll be occasions once we have to put stress again on the opposition and the talent we’re making an attempt to develop is when to do this.
“With the ball we’re making an attempt to take wickets. The captain and coach have made that fairly clear – each time you run in to bowl it is about taking wickets. It’s not about controlling the run-rate, it is about how we’re going to get 20 wickets.”
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