Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh has called the surface 'unacceptable' and former England captain Michael Vaughan described it as a 'beach'.
England's chase of 330 appeared all but over when they were reduced to 257-8 in the 40th over but Sam Curran and Mark Wood, who scored 14, kept the side in the hunt with a stubborn 60-run stand for the ninth wicket.
Former Pakistan cricketers and the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Mohsin Naqvi came down heavily on the team management and the players, after their six-run loss to India on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Friday.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between England and Sri Lanka, in Sharjah, on Monday.
Ben Duckett's hundred overshadowed Ravichandran Ashwin's monumental feat as England stormed to 207/2 at stumps on Day 2.
India finished the penultimate day on 39-1, still 381 behind the target
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell struck superb centuries as New Zealand secured an eight-wicket victory over hosts England in the first One-Day International.
Padikkal made a classy 65, including 10 fours and a six. His play on the off-side oozed elegance associated with left-handers.
Images from Day 2 in the third Ashes Test between England and Australia.
Australia were 126/3 at stumps on Day 1 of the 4th Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
After taking a first innings lead of 233 on Friday before conceding three quick wickets, England batted throughout the day to reach 333 for five at the close with Joe Root unbeaten on 178, his second Test hundred.
India's spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin wreaked havoc, taking all 10 wickets between them.
Four years ago he watched the World Cup final in a Bengaluru pub. On Thursday, Rachin Ravindra scored a 100 in the World Cup 2023 opening game.
England produced a brilliant comeback to beat Australia by two runs on the final ball of their first T20 international in Southampton on Friday after the visitors looked to be cruising to victory in their first competitive match for six months.
England looked all but beaten when they stumbled to 117-5 in their pursuit of a 277-run target set by Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford but captain Joe Root felt confident about his team's battling qualities.
Joe Root returned to form with a fluent 93 to lead England to a crushing 122-run victory over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final one-day international in Cardiff on Saturday.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Friday.
Shubman Gill admitted that the pressure of failing to score big in the last few innings made him nervous
The first One-Day International in the five-match series between England and South Africa scheduled for Cardiff on Friday was abandoned after 5.3 overs because of rain.
Colin de Grandhomme and BJ Watling delivered an 87-run partnership to help New Zealand avoid being forced to follow on as the hosts reached 123 for five at tea on the second day of the second test against England.
Mohammad Hafeez scored a scintillating unbeaten 86 as Pakistan held their nerve to defeat England by five runs in the third and final Twenty20 International at Old Trafford on Tuesday to tie the series 1-1.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between England and India, at The Oval, on Friday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 3rd Ashes Test played in Melbourne on Sunday.
Images from Day 5 of the fourth Test between England and India, at The Oval, on Sunday.
'If he wants to bat at No 3, especially on Indian tracks where spinners will cause trouble, he will have to rotate strike.'
Photos from Day 4 of the first Test match between India and England in Nottingham, on Saturday.
'It's gruelling. Playing a five-match series is not easy. That's what Test cricket is all about.'
Images from the second ODI between England and Australia, at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Sunday
India's pacemen produced a terrific display of swing bowling to crush England by 151 runs in the second Test at Lord's on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Maxwell also lauded the Afghan spinners for keeping things tight.
Ben Stokes smashed an unbeaten century as England outclassed World champions Australia by 40 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit match to knock them out of the ICC Champions Trophy, in Birmingham, on Saturday.
England posted a world record 481 for six before they demolished Australia by 242 runs in the third match of their ODI series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between India and Zimbabwe in Melbourne on Sunday.
Opener Tamim Iqbal led Bangladesh's fightback with a dogged 78 after the hosts had got off to a wobbly start in reply to England's first innings 293 on the second day of the opening Test on Friday.
Images from the third One-Day International between India and England, in Pune, on Sunday.
