Overview
- Following heavy defeats in the first two Tests, the Pakistan Cricket Board removed Test head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul and recalled seven players from the England tour.
- Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke were appointed to run the final Test, and Hesson has said he was not involved in the initial decision to send senior players such as Mohammad Rizwan, Imam‑ul‑Haq and Salman Ali Agha home.
- Multiple reports say several dropped players learned of their removal through social media or family messages rather than from team management, and the PCB has issued show‑cause notices to selectors with Misbah‑ul‑Haq offering his resignation.
- News outlets cite behavioural concerns and questions over Imam’s calf injury as factors in sending Rizwan and Imam home and say the trio may be asked to appear before a disciplinary committee.
- With the Edgbaston Test set for Sept. 9 the board has flown in uncapped and inexperienced replacements, a move that deepens scrutiny of PCB governance and selection policy while Pakistan sits near the bottom of the World Test Championship table.