Goa, Sept. 3 -- Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has defended the major changes made to the national Test squad and coaching staff, insisting that the decisions were necessary after Pakistan suffered two heavy defeats against England in the ongoing Test series.

Pakistan are scheduled to play the third and final Test against England from September 9. However, with England already holding an unassailable 2-0 lead, the PCB has made significant changes ahead of the final match.

Pakistan lost the opening Test by an innings before suffering a 194-run defeat in the second match. The results triggered widespread criticism from former cricketers, analysts and supporters, with questions raised over the direction of the national ...