Former England captain Nasser Hussain criticised Pakistan captain Shan Masood's field placings against England opener Ben Duckett in the second Test in Multan. Read here.
In the match, Pakistan had opted to bat first on day one (October 15), and eventually made their way to 366 on the same Multan wicket that had been used for the first Test. They were bowled out after lunch on day two as spinner Jack Leach took 4-114. For Pakistan, debutant Kamran Ghulam scored a century and there were useful thrities down the order from Aamir Jamal and Noman Ali.
In reply, England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett started aggressively, taking the attack to Pakistan's lone seamer Jamal, as well as maintaining the pressure on off-spinner Sajid Khan and left-arm spinner Noman Ali.
Duckett in particular used the sweep shot to good effect, attempting to reach the ball early and negate the significant turn on offer for the bowlers. On multiple occasions, he played the shot in the air, in areas ranging from square leg to cow corner.
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Nasser Hussain: Shan Masood 'looked lost'
Speaking on Sky Sports during the tea break, former England captain Nasser Hussain claimed that Pakistan captain Shan Masood looked 'completely lost' against Duckett:
"As a left-hander, Shan Masood must know if he's got Noman Ali bowling outside off stump, when he plays that hard sweep, it is impossible to hit it hard, just on angle. If it's out there in the rough, it's impossible to do that (hit it on the ground towards fine leg). The hard sweep is either going to go front, or it's going to go square.
"And that's why I want to see Shan, instead of leaving it to Rizwan (the keeper), walk from midwicket, stand in front of Duckett, look at the angles and get those fielders in the right positions. If they're in the right position, then Duckett has to hit in other areas.
"In that little passage of play (when Duckett was sweeping consistently), he completely looked lost as to what to do. And he must have known it was coming. You know what's coming from this England side, so you must prepare before, and I don't think they did."
At the tea interval, England were 88-1, trailing by 278 runs.
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