Venue: Multan Dates: 9-13 December Start time: 05:00 GMT |
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England are "just getting started" with their thrilling results and performances, according to adjunct manager Marcus Trescothick.
"It is the commencement of a agelong travel erstwhile we are going to person immoderate breathtaking cricket," said Trescothick.
"You volition spot immoderate young players truly flourish and basal out."
England volition unafraid their archetypal Test bid triumph against Pakistan extracurricular the UK successful 22 years if they triumph the 2nd Test successful Multan, starting connected Friday.
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Former opener Trescothick, who played 76 Tests, was portion of the past England squad to bushed Pakistan distant from location successful 2000.
"This squad is lone getting started," helium said. "They are uncovering much opportunities and antithetic ways of pushing the boundaries."
England's occurrence nether Test skipper Ben Stokes and caput manager Brendon McCullum has been built connected a immense displacement successful mindset from the squad that won lone erstwhile successful 17 Tests earlier the brace took charge.
They people their runs astatine a accelerated gait and usage unconventional tactics successful the field. The triumph successful the archetypal Test came arsenic a effect of a bold declaration.
Trescothick was portion of an England squad that undertook a akin alteration successful approach, erstwhile then-captain Michael Vaughan urged them to basal up to Australia aft 18 years of Ashes bid defeats, starring to the celebrated triumph successful 2005.
"We created a antithetic mode of however we wanted to spell astir it," said Trescothick. "For a mates of years earlier the pinnacle of 2005 we built a antithetic benignant of play, a much assertive style. We knew we had to travel up against Australia and play successful that fashion."
Whereas Trescothick feels his England squad were trying to "catch up" with Australia, helium believes Stokes' broadside are mounting their ain benchmark.
"It is up to everyone other to determine if they request to drawback up and play this style," helium said. "It is not for america to judge. All I cognize is playing against america is breathtaking cricket and it moves guardant precise quickly.
"I deliberation you volition spot the absorption trying it present and again."
Australia will support the Ashes successful England adjacent summer, but Trescothick said helium wished the bid could commencement adjacent week.
"It is the breathtaking part," helium said. "If it continues connected successful this signifier past it bodes for a large series.
"We bash not look excessively acold up successful what is going connected but it is breathtaking due to the fact that Ashes bid are the pinnacle of what we bash successful Test cricket."