<p>Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq feels his struggling team deserves every bit of the criticism that is being thrown at it after a 0-2 loss to New Zealand in the just-concluded away Test series.</p>.<p>Misbah has made similar statements after Pakistan lost on tours to Australia and England earlier.</p>.<p>"We deserve to be criticised for our performances. When people expect good performances from you and you don't deliver they are justified to criticise you," Misbah said in a podcast issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board.</p>.<p>Misbah said his team was below par in all departments of the game.</p>.<p>"The way we fought hard in the first Test was very good and everyone expected a similar performance in the second Test but that didn't happen. We had opportunities in the series to win matches but we didn't take them," he said.</p>.<p>"This is something we have to look at as to why we can't cross that line between winning and losing a match. I have seen it happen many times in recent matches," he said.</p>.<p>He said that fielding had always been a problem for the Pakistan team and this trend needed to change now.</p>.<p>"These things ultimately affected the result of the series. We need to improve our fielding," he said.</p>.<p>Misbah said the team management would analyse the mistakes made in the New Zealand series before finalising any changes for the upcoming home series against South Africa.</p>.<p>"We will look at making changes according to the home conditions and the South African team. We may also consider top performers from the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for the South African series," he concluded.</p>
<p>Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq feels his struggling team deserves every bit of the criticism that is being thrown at it after a 0-2 loss to New Zealand in the just-concluded away Test series.</p>.<p>Misbah has made similar statements after Pakistan lost on tours to Australia and England earlier.</p>.<p>"We deserve to be criticised for our performances. When people expect good performances from you and you don't deliver they are justified to criticise you," Misbah said in a podcast issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board.</p>.<p>Misbah said his team was below par in all departments of the game.</p>.<p>"The way we fought hard in the first Test was very good and everyone expected a similar performance in the second Test but that didn't happen. We had opportunities in the series to win matches but we didn't take them," he said.</p>.<p>"This is something we have to look at as to why we can't cross that line between winning and losing a match. I have seen it happen many times in recent matches," he said.</p>.<p>He said that fielding had always been a problem for the Pakistan team and this trend needed to change now.</p>.<p>"These things ultimately affected the result of the series. We need to improve our fielding," he said.</p>.<p>Misbah said the team management would analyse the mistakes made in the New Zealand series before finalising any changes for the upcoming home series against South Africa.</p>.<p>"We will look at making changes according to the home conditions and the South African team. We may also consider top performers from the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for the South African series," he concluded.</p>