I must give credit to England. Azhar Ali

Manchester: Every time you cannot blame the captaincy and the credit must be given to England, particularly Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes. Pakistan Captain Azhar Ali

It is easy to criticize with hindsight but we also need to acknowledge if someone posts a partnership like that. Every time you can’t blame the captaincy but I am here to take responsibility that we could not defend a total, as a team, which we should have, Azhar said while talking to media during virtual press-conference after match.

When I bat, I am not thinking about the captaincy, whether or not I am out of form, and when I am captain, I do not think about my batting at all, he said.

The 35-year-old, who has now scored only 139 runs in his last 12 away Test innings, denied that his captaincy is affecting his batting.