Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan said his team will need to raise its standards in all three departments to stop England from a clean sweep of the one-day series in the fourth match here Tuesday. Pakistan is on the receiving end in the one-day series after blanking England 3-0 in the preceding Test series, with Khan stressing his team needed improvement. “We have not played well as we did in the Tests. I will not take any credit away from England but we have to look at ourselves and we need to raise our standards in all three departments to avoid defeat,” Khan said on Monday. Pakistan has been outsmarted by England which rode on back-to-back hundreds by skipper Alastair Cook to win the first two matches in Abu Dhabi and then Kevin Pietersen hammered an unbeaten century – his first since 2008 – to win the third match here on Saturday. Paceman Steven Finn has taken 11 wickets in three matches to destroy Pakistan's batting. Khan pinpointed fielding as the major difference between the two teams. “We give away 20-30 runs in every match while England save 20-30 with their fielding so it comes to a 40 run difference. Our batsmen have not been able to capitalise on the good starts while England's batsmen did that,” said Khan. Asked was he disappointed at the prospects of being replaced by former Australian batsman Dav Whatmore next month, Khan said: “There is nothing to be disappointed. I will be there to help Pakistan cricket in any capacity.” Appointed on an interim basis after Waqar Younis quit in September last year, Khan guided the team to series wins against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (Tests and one-day) and England (Tests). “I don't need any coaching qualification or need to do courses because I helped the team with my experience so I have no disappointments,” said Khan, who is likely to take back his post as chairman of the selection committee.
