Misbah-ul-Haq praised Pakistan's resilience as it bounced back from defeat at Old Trafford to draw the Test series with England 2-2 at The Oval. A poor second innings display at Edgbaston allowed England to take a 2-1 lead heading into the final Test, but Pakistan showed its fighting spirit to earn a much-deserved draw.
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Misbah's pace attack left England in trouble in the first innings before Younis Khan's sensational double hundred opened up a commanding lead. That enabled Yasir Shah to leave the host in a spin with 5 for 71 in the second innings, before openers Sami Aslam and Azhar Ali knocked off the 40 runs Pakistan needed for a 10-wicket win.
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"It's really tough to recover from those types of defeats [at Old Trafford and Edgbaston] but that shows the character of the team," he said in the post-match presentation. "We really stood up in this Test match and believed that we could win and level the series. It's really a fabulous performance.
"You are always under pressure against England, until you take the last wicket you know they could put up a fight but the bowlers really did a good job."
The end of the Test series could see Misbah walk away into retirement, but the 42-year-old was guarded on what his future held. "When the team is playing like that, you really want to play," he told BBC Test Match Special .
"It's too early to say [about retirement], let's see. I feel good, it's sometimes about how tired you are mentally. But I'm proud to be captain of this team."
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