Captain Michael Vaughan is not worried about England's batting failures in their opening tour match in Pakistan.
"No, it is not a worry. This was a practice match and it was not played in a Test match environment. We have the mental resolve for Test cricket," he told a news conference after England conjured a 52-run victory against a PCB Patron's XI.
England's only stand-out batting performance in the low-scoring game came from opener Marcus Trescothick, who scored 124 and 38, when batting at nine, without being dismissed.
Reserve wicketkeeper Mattthew Prior also made 50 in the first innings. The England captain said on Wednesday he was not happy with his own batting in the match. He collected just nine runs and said he would spend a lot of time in the nets.
"You have to say some of their guys were decent bowlers who put the ball in the right places and had good pace," said Vaughan.
England were bowled out for 112 in the second innings before uncapped pacer Liam Plunkett took four wickets, and 7-57 in the match, to dismiss the Patron's XI for 105.
Vaughan said Plunkett have a lot of potential. "But it is too early to say if he will be in the test squad.
The first Test begins in Multan on November 12 after a three-day match against Pakistan A.
"We will be happy if they have a similar pitch in Multan because our bowlers are used to bowling on such seaming tracks. But I doubt that will happen.
"We would have liked to have got more batting practice, spend more time out in the middle. We didn't get many runs but the bowlers got a good workout in the game," Vaughan said.
England will be joined by all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and fast bowler Steve Harmison in Lahore against Pakistan 'A'.
"We will probably play our so-called Test XI in the second practice match in Lahore. But we haven't established our Test XI as yet."
