England captain Ben Stokes may have wondered whether Pakistan employed ground staff or gardeners ahead of the decisive third Test at Rawalpindi after concluding the hosts had been raking the pitch to assist their spinners.
England were ruthlessly demolished by Pakistan spinner Noman Ali as they crashed to a 152-run defeat in Multan on Friday.
England centurion Ben Duckett predicts that Pakistan's pitch gamble will continue to create excitement in the second Test, cautioning his fellow batters that "there's a ball with your name on it."
Pakistan left England in a spin on day two in Multan, with Ben Duckett's fine century not enough to prevent the hosts running riot in the second Test.
England met resistance from an unexpected source on an unpredictable used pitch in Multan, with Kamran Ghulam making a debut century for Pakistan on day one of the second Test.
England talisman Ben Stokes will return to lead his charges in the second Test against Pakistan in Multan this week.