'We'll see,' says England pacer Chris Woakes on result pitches for next two Tests vs Pak after Multan mauling

England medium-pacer Chris Woakes says that they are ready for result-oriented pitches in the next two Tests against Pakistan. This comes after England forced their way to a win on 'dead' Multan pitch in the first Test despite conceding 550+ runs in the first innings.

"There was talk about green surfaces," Chris Woakes said after the first Test.

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"I suppose it did have a tinge of green on day one, but it just got better and better. The ball is firmly in their court. When it's a home series and it's only three matches, and you lose the first, you'd like to think that the next two are going to be result wickets, whether that be green or turners. We'll see," he added.

Pakistan have been heavily criticised for failing to capitalise despite being in a strong position but skipper Shan Masood said that the onus lay on bowlers.

"We take discussion of the pitch too seriously," he said. "You play a pitch for your squad and your strategy, but you can't control every aspect of the pitch… What England showed us is you can find a way: they took 20 wickets on this pitch, so you can't say it's impossible to take 20 wickets on this pitch."

After posting 556 in their first innings, Pakistan conceded 823 runs in the first innings – the fourth most in an inning in Test cricket history.

In the second innings, Pakistan batters failed to cope with the pressure and were bowled out for a paltry 220 runs thus losing the game by an innings and 47 runs.

The loss against England comes on the back of a 0-2 series whitewash against Bangladesh, also at home. The last time Pakistan won a Test at home was in the year 2021 and has been in decline ever since.

The second Test of the series is scheduled to start from October 15, also in Multan.