"I've seen during our preparation the amount of talent these guys have. There's no doubt that they can beat Australia here in Australia," Hafeez said as quoted by Cricbuzz. "We couldn't do that execution-wise. The plan was there and we prepared accordingly. I still believe that as a team, Pakistan can beat Australia here in Australia, but we must execute our skills when required," he added.
The team director further lamented his team's performance in the series opener, highlighting tactical errors and an inability to execute according to their plans.
"We couldn't execute our skills. We made plans for the team, but unfortunately, as a team, we couldn't execute our plans. Obviously, the guys wanted to, but they never applied themselves, to be honest. As a team, we made a couple of tactical errors. There were certain situations where we could have dominated. We were prepared, but our execution wasn't great," said Hafeez.
