Overview
- England completed a 3-0 Test series sweep of Pakistan with an eight-wicket win at Edgbaston, and Mike Hesson served as interim coach for the third Test after the PCB removed Sarfaraz Ahmed.
- Hesson told reporters he would be open to taking the Pakistan Test head coach role permanently and said he believes there is enough raw talent in the system to improve with clear direction.
- He disclosed that the ECB had made an earlier approach about a coaching vacancy but said he had committed to Pakistan’s white-ball programme and declined further discussions.
- Hesson stressed that any long-term Test appointment must be agreed with the Pakistan Cricket Board and the national selectors and that meaningful progress will take time.
- The PCB’s mid-tour decisions — sacking red-ball coaches, sending seven players home and bringing uncapped replacements — have left governance and selection questions that will shape choices ahead of Pakistan’s home Tests versus Sri Lanka in November.