England head coach Andy Flower has admitted that his side did not have enough preparation for their tour of Pakistan after a nightmare first Test in Dubai.
Andrew Strauss' men was were beaten by ten wickets in just three days as the batsman struggled to come to terms with the Pakistan bowlers, especially spinner Saeed Ajmal.
The number one Test side had not played a Test in five months and it showed as they lost their first Test since being beaten by Australia in Perth back in December 2010.
"This is a proper reality check and, if there were any thoughts of complacency, they have been banished," Flower told the BBC. "We did not come here expecting to win every game. We do not think we have any right to win games."
While the England bowlers performed well in their first outing since beating India last August, the batsman struggled to find their feet, being bowled out for 192 and 160.
Ajmal was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers, taking 7-55 in the first innings, while Umar Gul also ripped through the top order in the second innings, claiming the wickets of Andrew Strauss, Alistair Cook, Jonathon Trott and Kevin Pietersen.
"We didn't play him well," Flower said of England's failings against Ajmal. As a batting side, a number of our individual batsmen made poor decisions, and this result is a sum of those decisions.
"Tomorrow, we have access to the spin bowling machine 'Merlyn', and it is a chance for our batsmen to get clarity about their game plans against spin.
"We have been exposed in this Test match, and need to come back better in the next one."
