The spirit in the England camp remain upbeat despite the team's woeful display in the opening two Tests against Pakistan, according to James Anderson.

Pakistan have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after beating the visitors by 10 wickets and 72 runs in the first two Tests in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively.

England's loss in the second game was especially demoralising as they were dismissed for just 72 in the fourth innings in pursuit of a mere 145 runs for victory.

However, fast bowler Anderson insisted the team are positive ahead of the third and final match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

"I think the mood is very good considering the position we are in, in this series," he said.

"We are concentrating on how to go about winning this last game. We are open on this group and the guys have been open and honest."

The spinners have dominated proceedings in the Middle East. Of the 40 England wickets to fall, Pakistan's spin trio of Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman and Mohammad Hafeez have picked up 34, while England's left-armer Monty Panesar took seven wickets in the second Test and Graeme Swann has nine for the series thus far.

Anderson, though, refused to get discouraged by the spin-friendly conditions and is adamant that there is something in the pitches for the quick bowlers.

"Seamers have got plenty wickets, (Stuart) Broad bowled well in the last game and Umar Gul got four wickets in the first, so it is just that the spinners have outshone us in the first two Tests," he added.

"Our job is to get 20 wickets in any Test match and we thought it might be a difficult job here but probably we have exceeded our expectations in that department, so we are pretty pleased."