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Sarfraz proud of youthful side despite Headingley hammeringLEEDS: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed insisted he

was proud of his youthful side even after an innings and 55-run defeat at Headingley denied them a Test-series victory in England.That

overwhelming loss, completed inside three days on Sunday, meant the two-match campaign ended all square at 1-1 following what Sarfraz said

success in England since 1996, when fast-bowling greats Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were in the side.Despite skittling England out for just

good surface, overhead conditions quickly became humid and cloudy, creating a swing-friendly environment that made batting difficult.Even

so, Pakistan would still have expected to have made more than their 174, which featured a third fifty in as many Tests from teenage

leg-spinner Shadab Khan.That total meant they were always chasing the game and, were just one individual effort away from conceding a large

four.The dashing Buttler punished Pakistan with an unbeaten 80 in an England reply of 363.Pakistan, 189 behind on first innings, then

slumped to 134 all out in 46 overs second time around as their top order again failed to fire.But having also overseen a victory over Test

batsman Azhar Ali averaged just 16.75 during the series while Sarfraz averaged 10.33 -- well below his career Test mark of 37.78."Azhar is

added: "I am not satisfied with my batting in the series."I committed mistakes and played a few bad shots."Pakistan arrived for this tour

having gone several months without a Test since a 68-run defeat by Sri Lanka in Dubai and Sarfraz said playing three in relatively quick

Test after five or six months

Test cricket is a different format, you have to adjust to five-day cricket

Now we have five Tests in the UAE (two against Australia and three against New Zealand), then we have three in South Africa and that will

help us mature as a Test team," he added.