India, Sept. 1 -- Mickey Arthur, the former Pakistan coach, lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday, after the body decided to send seven players back from England following the team's poor performance in the first two Tests of the three-match series. The side led by Babar Azam has been abysmal to say the least, with neither of the two Tests going into the fifth and final day. No one expected Pakistan to win the series, but everyone expected the passion and fight to be there.

But does Pakistan cricket ever work according to expectations? No one could have anticipated that the PCB would take such a drastic step of sending players and even the coaches back home. Sarfaraz Ahmed, the Test coach and bowling coach Umar Gul ha...