Rain saved Pakistan in third test but England won the series by 1-0

Rain Spoiled the game and saved Pakistan in the third Test, but England is the series winner.

Anderson celebrating his 600th wicket. Pic: Cricket Australia

Here's what the key players and skippers has to say about the match.

Joe Root | Winning Captain: Very proud of the way we played throughout. It was a fantastic achievement for Jimmy (Anderson). To be able to stand up and perform in Test cricket over such a long period of time is a fantastic achievement. Credit to him. Absolutely see Broad and Anderson continuing for a long time for us. Crawley's work ethic, his game, and how smart he is, I am not surprised at all with what he's done. To see him do it so early in his career and play with that maturity was magnificent. When you have players playing Test cricket, you want your boys to be performing as well as we have. It has been thoroughly enjoyable for us and I thank the teams (West Indies and Pakistan) for coming over for this.

Azhar Ali | Losing skipper: That one session in the first Test was the difference, but congratulations to England, they played that well and won the series. Positives for us as well, we played competitive cricket and did well. Obviously, there is room for improvement even if you win the series. There are a few things you can do straightaway; proud of the boys. There was a lot of calm in the dressing room. In this game, we were behind but everyone fought and it was the best result we could have got after how England batted us out of the game. It came in this final Test match, but it was an important innings for me and for my team. I was under a bit of pressure, and as a batsman, you need an innings like that to get that confidence. I would like to thank the ECB and all the authorities for arranging this series on such short notice.

Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan Man of the series: It is difficult for the keepers with the wobble here especially against the fast bowlers. But I did a few drills which helped. Before coming here I practiced against the hardball and I practiced with tape balls. Rashid Latif helped me on how to release my body when it gets stuck and that's what I have worked on. It is difficult keeping to Yasir Shah and with Abbas seaming the balls. But it was difficult and I did well. I have focused on my batting. You must play five phases in a Test match, I did well in the second. Batting with the tail is important but that is the beauty of Test cricket.

Jos Buttler | England's Man of the series: Jimmy's variety and skills get him to stand out. And his longevity as a fast bowler. We were pretty sheepish, but he is a great guy. A great day, and a shame it wasn't a full house to see him do that. It is important to remind yourself; to keep that confidence when you're going well. I think any time I manage to hit on straight past the bowler, it is a good sign for me. Especially when you get one early on in your innings, this helps. It was the best pitch we had all summer and nice to build on it. Those two guys (Burns and SIbley) and then Pope and Crawley are exciting to watch. They can bat under pressure and it is delightful to watch with them taking pressure off you. Huge thanks to Pakistan and West Indies for coming in; looking forward to getting out of the bubble.

Zak Crawley | MoM: It's a great honor and I certainly don't see myself in that category with the players in this list [Highest run-scorers for England]. You are always nervous playing Test cricket, but thankfully when I got in I cashed in and made sure I got a big score. I found useful preparation for this series, you obviously want to play as many Tests as possible, but I did my best in the nets and it came off rather well. It is rare to score a hundred in any form of cricket, so when I got to a hundred I just wanted more. Yeah, I'm sure this will give me a lot of confidence going forward. It hasn't sunk in yet but hopefully, I can build on it.

Quick summary : 

ENG 583/8 d

PAK 273 & 187/4 (f/o)

Match drawn