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The Pakistani team, having visited England, could not change its unsuccessful streak. In the third Test match, held in Birmingham, the Pakistani attack crumbled on the very first day. After losing the toss and batting first, the entire visiting team was dismissed for just 133 runs.

Following the humiliating defeat in the Lord's Test, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made significant changes: seven players were sent home, and Mike Hesson was appointed as the new head coach. However, despite all these efforts, the situation on the field did not change.

Under cloudy weather conditions in Birmingham, English fast bowlers broke the onslaught of the Pakistani batsmen. The Pakistani players looked helpless against athletes such as Jofra Archer, Ollie Robinson, and Josh Tongue. None of the batsmen could stay at the crease for long.

Star batsman Babar Azam's form continued to deteriorate in this match. When the Pakistan team struggled, losing three wickets at 24 runs, Babar came out to bat. Spectators hoped he could stabilize the innings, but he was cleanly bowled by a strong delivery from Josh Tongue, scoring only 7 runs. Earlier, in the first Test of the series, Babar had also managed only 8 and 6 runs at Lord's.

Disappointed fans are actively criticizing Babar on social media due to his consistent poor performances. Only Saud Shakeel managed to show resilience throughout the innings, contributing the most with 43 runs. Besides him, Razulullah scored 11 runs, while the other batsmen failed to reach even ten runs. Opener Sam Ayub was dismissed without any runs, and Abdullah Shafique (3) and Shan Masood (5) also left the field early.

English bowlers gave the Pakistani batsmen no chance. Josh Tongue demonstrated skill by taking 4 wickets, including Babar, while Ollie Robinson secured 3 wickets, and Jofra Archer took 2. To date, the entire series has not seen a single match where the Pakistan team could score 200 runs.

The Pakistani cricket team has faced persistent difficulties during its tour of England. After losing two Test matches, the team trails in the three-match series by a score of 0-2, and now faces the task of avoiding a complete defeat in the third match.

The third Test is scheduled for September 9th in Edgbaston (Birmingham), where the Pakistani team intends to salvage what remains of its dignity. This raises the question of whether Wasim Akram's prediction will come true.

In an interview with The Athletic, Wasim Akram stated that the outcome of this series was predictable even before it began. He claimed to have known that Pakistan would lose the series to England 3-0 even before the tournament started.

Akram questioned three key elements of the Pakistani team. In his opinion, the team's batting struggles, the bowling average is below an acceptable level, and the fielding is in an even worse state. He emphasized that this does not require complex tactical solutions.

Pakistan has already lost two Tests to England, and the third and final match will begin on Wednesday. Thus, Akram's 3-0 prediction now looks like a real threat to the team.

Pakistan's problems are not limited to the playing field. After the second Test, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made a decision that surprised fans and cricket experts worldwide. The PCB made significant changes to the squad, sending seven players back to Pakistan from England. Furthermore, head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and his support staff were dismissed.

The actions of the PCB following the team's performance have raised numerous questions in the sports community. Although Wasim Akram expresses sympathy for the players in this situation, he believes that the athletes' own behavior does not contribute to improving the situation.

To explain Pakistan's predicament, Akram used a well-known proverb. He noted that there is a saying in Pakistan: 'You can only applaud with two hands.' According to him, he is often asked if he can help Pakistani cricket. However, he believes the problem is too deep to be solved by one person's efforts. He stressed that the issues in Pakistani cricket are very serious.

Wasim Akram also commented on the condition of the current Pakistani players. He stated that they are the best players in the country, but there is no reliable system below them that could constantly prepare stronger athletes. In his view, the national first-class system has been completely disrupted in recent years, leading to a lack of stability and insufficient patience for players. Consequently, the problem with Pakistani cricket lies not only in the results of the national team but also in the weak structure of domestic cricket.

Wasim Akram himself was an important part of the Pakistani team that achieved impressive success in England. He participated in three winning series for Pakistan against England in 1987 and 1996. Moreover, Akram captained the Pakistan team, winning the series in England in 1996. This is why his comments on the current state of Pakistani cricket and conditions in England receive great attention.

Currently, Pakistan trails the series 0-2, and the third Test has become less about fighting to save the series and more about battling to avoid a complete rout. Akram's 3-0 prediction, made before the start of the series, now represents the biggest danger to the Pakistani team.

The Pakistani cricket team has long been unable to achieve respectable results against strong opponents, especially in Test matches, where their play has been extremely disappointing. During the Test series between Pakistan and England, the Pakistani batsman once again performed poorly.

In the second match of the series, held at Lord's against England, the entire Pakistani team suffered a humiliating defeat in the first innings, scoring only 110 runs. In the second innings, the team barely managed to hold on, losing three wickets at a score of 14.

The team's main reliable batsman, Babar Azam, once again failed to meet expectations. In the first innings, he was dismissed, scoring only 8 runs. In the second innings, where high expectations were placed on him, he also failed to demonstrate his strength, being dismissed at 6 runs.

Mohammad Yusuf, a former captain and outstanding batsman for Pakistan, became angry at such a lackluster performance by Babar Azam and other batsmen. He directly blamed the team's coaching staff for the players' poor form.

Mohammad Yusuf stated in his post on social media platform X that he had warned about this problem many years ago, but some so-called coaches around Babar Azam and other players did not allow him to work on easily solvable issues. He emphasized that this failure has led to the current slump in Pakistani cricket.

Expressing his dissatisfaction on platform X, Mohammad Yusuf called these coaches 'toxic' to the sport. He noted that they lack vision; they not only hinder player progress but also guide the most talented cricketers down the wrong path.

Yusuf also cautioned young players, saying that if cricketers do not understand whose advice to take and whose to ignore, their careers will end much sooner than expected.

The former captain expressed deep regret that he had warned about the technical deficiencies of Babar Azam and other players several years ago. According to Yusuf, the technical errors that could have been corrected very easily were not fixed by these coaches. He concluded that this negligence is what has caused Pakistani cricket to go through such a difficult period.

Yusuf openly stated that the weak technique of Pakistani batsmen was fully exposed to international bowlers, whether on pitches in Bangladesh or England. What could have been corrected earlier has become the team's main weakness, causing the Pakistani team to look completely helpless and struggling at the international level today.