After Pakistan’s plan to create a spinner-friendly pitch failed in the first Test against England, former coach Mohammad Hafeez on Tuesday said the Pakistan management hoped the pitch used for the second consecutive time would prove successful. now be a square reversal terrain.

In a social media post, the former skipper said the Men in Green were looking for a winning formula by playing four spinners on a worn pitch.

“Team Pakistan is still looking for a winning formula at home. Play a test match on a previously used pitch. By playing with 4 players, the team management imagines their hopes of a square turner. Hoping this plan will work in favor of Pakistan,” he wrote on his X account.

A square turner in cricket is the pitch that helps the ball produce a lot of spin with the turn.

The former cricketer also shared the list of Pakistanis playing XI for the second Test.

Pakistan cricket team assistant coach Azhar Mahmood said a day ago that he hoped the pitch would turn on the second day of the first Test match, but the ball only turned favorable for spin only on the fifth day.

Now, he believes the “ninth day” pitch will definitely produce effects.

Pakistan had suffered a rather embarrassing defeat by an innings and 47 runs at the hands of the visitors in the first Test.

After which Pakistan modified its 16-member squad by giving rest to senior players like Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Sarfaraz Ahmed. They were replaced by young people.

The second Test will be played today at the Multan Cricket Stadium, like the first match, while the third and final match of the series will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 24.

The English team will be led by their skipper Ben Stokes, who is making his comeback following a hamstring injury. The all-rounder missed the entire five days of the first Test due to ineptitude.

Pakistan plays XI

Shan Masood (c), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (week), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mehmood.

England play XI

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Matt Potts, Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir.