New Zealand coach Mike Hesson is confident that his players will be able to deliver a vastly improved performance in the second Test against Pakistan, which starts in Dubai on Monday.
Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted his immense pride at becoming Pakistan's most successful captain, following this week's victory in the series opener against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan host New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in the first match of a three-Test series this week in what will be the first encounter between the two sides in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan are at risk of losing another spinner to the ICC chucking crackdown, after Mohammad Hafeez was reported for an illegal action after the first Test win over New Zealand in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan will be without opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad for the rest of the Test series against New Zealand, after he picked up a skull fracture in the first Test in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan required little over an hour on day five of the first Test to get the final two wickets required against New Zealand, beating the Black Caps by 248 runs to record their third Test win in a row.
Pakistan needed just two wickets to win the first Test against New Zealand when stumps was declared in Abu Dhabi, as skipper Misbah-ul-Haq opted to come back in the morning rather than take an extra half hour.
Pakistan opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad hopes his century in the first Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi, as well as his previous efforts against Australia, have done enough to cement his place in the Test side.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq says he's given his retirement a lot of thought and knows when he wants to hang up his boots, but will do so only after the World Cup in February.
Pakistan continued where they left off against Australia, going into the first Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi by racking up the runs, with Ahmed Shehzad's century leading them to 269 for one at stumps.
Pakistan have retained the squad that whitewashed Australia in the hopes of doing the same thing to the other Antipodean side, New Zealand, in the UAE this week.
Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez will miss the upcoming Twenty20 and ODI matches against Australia after suffering an injury to his hand during a practice session in Sharjah on Thursday.
Seamer Doug Bracewell has been recalled and batsman Peter Fulton dropped for New Zealand's Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in November.
