Pakistan v England: Marcus Trescothick says Ben Stokes' side 'just getting started'
Pakistan v England: Marcus Trescothick says Ben Stokes' side 'just getting started'
Visitor: Multan Dates: 9-13 December Start time: 05:00 GMTCoverage: Ball-by-Ball Test Match Special Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Live text commentary on the BBC Sport cricket website and app," said Trescothick.
"You'll see young players really flourish and shine."
England will get their first win in a Test series against Pakistan outside the UK in 22 years if they win the second Test in Multan, starting on Friday.
Former Trescothick flyhalf, who played 76 Tests, was part of the last England team to beat Pakistan away from home in 2000.
"This team is just getting started," he said. "They're finding more opportunities and different ways to push boundaries. And head coach Brendon McCullum was built on a huge mindset shift from the team that only won once in 17 tests before the pair took control.
They score their runs at a fast pace and use unconventional tactics on the pitch. Victory in the first test is the result of a bold statement.
Trescothick was part of an England side that undertook a similar change in approach, when then-captain Michael Vaughan, urged them to stand up to Australia after 18 years of losing the Ashes series, leading to the famous win in 2005.
"We created a different way of how we wanted to go about it," Trescothick said. "For a few years before the climax of 2005, we built a different style of play, a style more aggressive. We knew we had to face Australia and play that way."
While Trescothick feels his England team were trying to 'catch up' with Australia, he thinks Stokes' team are setting their own benchmark.
< p class="" data-reactid=".ep1fzcq4vs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph -15">"It's up to each individual whether they should catch up and play that style," he said. "It's not for us to judge. All I know is playing against us, it's exciting cricket and it's moving really fast.
"I think you'll see the opposition try it from time to time."
Visitor: Multan Dates: 9-13 December Start time: 05:00 GMTCoverage: Ball-by-Ball Test Match Special Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Live text commentary on the BBC Sport cricket website and app," said Trescothick.
"You'll see young players really flourish and shine."
England will get their first win in a Test series against Pakistan outside the UK in 22 years if they win the second Test in Multan, starting on Friday.
Former Trescothick flyhalf, who played 76 Tests, was part of the last England team to beat Pakistan away from home in 2000.
"This team is just getting started," he said. "They're finding more opportunities and different ways to push boundaries. And head coach Brendon McCullum was built on a huge mindset shift from the team that only won once in 17 tests before the pair took control.
They score their runs at a fast pace and use unconventional tactics on the pitch. Victory in the first test is the result of a bold statement.
Trescothick was part of an England side that undertook a similar change in approach, when then-captain Michael Vaughan, urged them to stand up to Australia after 18 years of losing the Ashes series, leading to the famous win in 2005.
"We created a different way of how we wanted to go about it," Trescothick said. "For a few years before the climax of 2005, we built a different style of play, a style more aggressive. We knew we had to face Australia and play that way."
While Trescothick feels his England team were trying to 'catch up' with Australia, he thinks Stokes' team are setting their own benchmark.
< p class="" data-reactid=".ep1fzcq4vs.0.0.0.1.$paragraph -15">"It's up to each individual whether they should catch up and play that style," he said. "It's not for us to judge. All I know is playing against us, it's exciting cricket and it's moving really fast.
"I think you'll see the opposition try it from time to time."
