England vs Pakistan: 5 Things England must change to record a win in the second Test

#4 Aggressive or reckless

What is positive and what is reckless?

After the disastrous 2015 World Cup campaign, England have turned a corner as far as their white ball cricket is concerned. Much of the same attitude has been displayed in Test matches too and this approach has yielded results. However, as David Gower observed during commentary that there is a very fine line between being aggressive and reckless. Some of the shots played during the first match were certainly reckless.

For instance, the shot played by Moeen against Yasir Shah, or Joe Root's pull against Rahat Ali despite a fielder being placed there for the exact shot were examples of stretching the 'aggressive' brand a tad too far.

All the flair is wonderful, but England should realise that along with flair, results matter, even if it means keeping the colour in the cupboard and taking out a more stoic form of cricket.