England slump to third defeat
February 06, 2012 13:45:04 UK
Umar Gul took four wickets as Pakistan completed a series whitewash.Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal were Pakistan's heroes as England slumped to a 71-run defeat inside four days in the third Test at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan completed an impressive 3-0 series whitewash as England were dismissed in their second innings for 252 after being set a target of 324.
Ajmal took 4-67 and Gul had figures of 4-61 as no England player managed to pass 50.
However, Matt Prior showed some defiance with an unbeaten 49 while Alastair Cook was the fourth wicket to fall for the same score when he was lbw to Abdur Rehman.
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Jonathan Trott and captain Andrew Strauss perished before lunch while Kevin Pietersen, Cook, Ian Bell and Eoin Morgan all fell in the afternoon session.
Cook made his 49 from 187 balls in more than four hours but none of the other England batsmen showed such patience.
Bell and Morgan were once again woefully out of form while Pietersen disappointed with just 18.
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