00:00England captain Joe Root has praised his lower order batsmen and bowlers after defeating Pakistan in the second test match
00:09of the series.
00:10Here is what he had to say.
00:11Yeah, it's been a really good couple of weeks. I think we've played some really good cricket in some very
00:16challenging conditions, from a batting point of view anyway.
00:20I think the guys have showed great adaptability. We've overcome some difficult situations, 80 for four, to get the tilt
00:27that we did.
00:28I think showed great maturity and an element of problem-solving. It's not always have to be the top order
00:37they get your runs.
00:37I thought the way that the guys play towards the back end was excellent. It's something that going forward is
00:42going to be real important for us.
00:44If those guys at the bottom can eke out 50 to 80 runs, that could be the difference in a
00:49test match.
00:49It was brilliant seeing those guys do their thing. Jordan backing up another brilliant performance with the bat.
00:54Dan again. Emilio, the way that he started and played, and obviously very unlucky in his dismissal.
01:01But I think the way that we've been going about it with the bat in very tough conditions has been
01:08outstanding.
01:09And the way we've operated with the ball has been excellent.
01:14I think we've got great contrast and variety in our attack.
01:18Obviously, Oli's been outstanding and complemented nicely with three night-mile-an-hour bowlers that ask very different questions about
01:26it.
01:27So the more that we can play together, the more that we can spend time out there in the middle
01:30and understand how we're going to operate in different conditions,
01:34in different situations, the more we'll grow and the more we'll get used to it, and the better we'll be
01:39for it.
01:39Both as me as a captain with these guys, but also for them as well.
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