Mark Butcher criticizes England’s ‘CRIMINAL’ batting as they lose another run on their tour of Pakistan…and now must win the remaining two games to take the T20 series
- England lost by six runs to Pakistan in the fifth Twenty20 in Lahore today
- Moeen Ali’s side stuttered in what was a simple 146 chase
- Mark Butcher criticized England’s approach in comments during the game
- Butcher described it as ‘criminal’, with England now trailing 3–2 in the series.
England were criticized for their ‘criminal’ batting as they slid to a six-run Twenty20 loss to Pakistan.
Chasing 146 to win in Lahore, Moeen Ali’s side lost three cheap wickets on the power play, ending up coming up short despite their captain’s 51 not being 3-2 down in the seven-match series.
The Tourists were also three wickets down after just two overs in Sunday’s three-run defeat at Karachi, with former England batsman Mark Butcher breaking down on their tactics in comments, calling them ‘criminals’ before adding: ‘Their approach seemed silly to me.
England captain Moeen Ali had a brilliant half-century but it was not enough to secure victory.
Dawid Malan’s tough tackles ended when Iftikhar Ahmed caught him in the leg before 36
‘Twice at the trot the batting has stuttered on run chases. It’s not a red flag, but it might be worth having a talk.
England must now win here on Friday and Sunday to take the series.
Pakistan held their ground to win by six runs and go up 3-2 in the seven-match T20 series.
