Shuffling of batting order will depend on strategy and other conditions but the post-mortem of the Test series shows that we will have to play the key players in the positions suited to them.
This wicket is different from the ones we've had before on this tour. But there is no confusion in mind about this pitch. It will be a good pitch to bat on.
It will be a high scoring match and team batting first should post a total in excess of 250 runs.
We played the best batting combination and it clicked in the first two Tests. But I guess we now have to think about playing the best batsmen in best positions.
Reading allows me to recharge my batteries.
The track was a good wicket to bat on and was a bit slow. It was a similar kind of wicket we might get in Tests as well,
The boys responded well to challenges and the various roles they were asked to perform in the team. They also adjusted to the changes in the batting order.
I thought it was a very professional performance from our boys. The key was the bowling. They bowled really well on a good batting track.
Our batting in both innings, the top order especially, let us down.
It's not that we will forget to bat or bowl in one day.
We were 30 runs short on that wicket. I still think it was the right decision to bat first, we just didn't bat well enough, and the run outs didn't help.
It's very heartening the way we have responded to big Pakistan totals in both the Test matches. It's not easy to bat after staying on the field for two days.
We are playing good cricket and have won 11 games when we have chased. We are confident of doing both. We have specific plans when we bat first or chase. I do not think we prefer doing one over another.
We were confident that our batting was clicking and we could chase. The goal was to win the series 4-1 and we are learning constantly about the way we are chasing targets and I think the confidence was the key.
It was a great professional performance from our team. We had four run outs in Pakistan innings that was fantastic. The boys were confident after our bowlers did well and restricted Pakistan to 265 on a good batting wicket.
They (Pakistan) have a very good batting line-up. But our bowlers bowled very well and we took some very good catches. It was a determined team effort that fetched us this victory.
It looks better but since the sun is out it could become difficult later on and we will have to bat really well to remain in the match.