Pakistan captain Babar Azam was not consulted about the decision to tear up his squad ahead of this week’s final Test against England, admitting the drastic cull was “news to me”.
Heavy defeats at Headingley and Lord’s were met with sweeping changes by the Pakistan Cricket Board, who reacted by sending seven players home as well as removing head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and his assistant Umar Gul from their positions.
