 Woolmer says his side need to switch better from Tests to ODIs |
Coach Bob Woolmer says Pakistan's one-day series defeat to India is a vital wake-up call for the World Cup. After winning the Test series and the first one-dayer in Peshawar, Pakistan lost the next four, ending with an eight-wicket defeat in Karchi.
Woolmer said: "In a way it is good this has happened now. It allows us to identify the areas we need to improve."
"It would not be ideal for us to face this situation closer to the next World Cup," he added.
Injuries to key players Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi have played a part as well as losses of form by other stars.
"One thing we have to work on is how to quickly adapt to both test and one-day cricket in a short span of time," Woolmer added.
"I think in this series we had too much focus on the Tests and didn't adapt quickly enough for the one-dayers.
"It's a case of us not grabbing the opportunities or not doing some basic things correctly."
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