England on Thursday recruited the services of four local spinners to help them cope with their inability to successfully handle Pakistan's slow bowlers.

Triumphant by 10 wickets in the series opener in Dubai and 72 runs in the second Test in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan sport an unassailable two-nil lead in the three-match series, with the final game set to get underway on Friday.

Their success has largely been built on the collective performance of their spinners. Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman and Mohammad Hafeez have snared 34 of the 40 English wickets to fall. Ajmal, with his doosra variation, and Rehman, for his left-arm dynamic, have proved particularly impressive with 17 and 12 victims respectively.

Tariq Shah, Asad Ali, Fahad Ansari and Daniyal Shakeel, all exponents of the United Arab Emirates' domestic circuit, bowled for hours on end to Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen, who looked to hone their respective approaches to the doosra and quicker delivery.

Not one of the batting trio sport a series average higher than 17, with Pietersen the worst of the lot after scoring just 17 runs from his four knocks.

"England wanted us to bowl as many doosras as possible and we all know how to bowl it comfortably," said off-spinner Asad Ali, who had represented Pakistan Under-15 team before coming to the UAE.

"The England batsmen wanted us to bowl quick spin to them and wanted to have a tough time playing us. We gave it our best and they are happy with our contribution," added Ansari, who is arguably the most accomplished doosra bowler of the four.