Pakistan vs England Test series 2015: Six things we learned

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Age no barrier for Pakistan’s warriors

Pakistan have made more Test hundreds than any other side since January 2014, and this series saw their batting renaissance continue.

The 2-0 win moves Pakistan up to second the Test world rankings and their batsman have been integral to that rise, primarily their old guard.

Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan and captain Misbah-ul-Haq may have a staggering combined age of 113 but akin to a fine wine all appear to be only improving with time.

All three averaged over 50 in the series and notched important hundreds, Misbah scoring 189 runs during the Dubai Test and Hafeez notching a ‘daddy’ ton-fifty at Sharjah.

That neglects to mention Asad Shafiq, the comparatively young man in the Pakistan batting line-up at 28, who scored an important 107 in Abu Dhabi and 162 runs in the Dubai Test that should have been converted into two more tons.

The obvious counterpoint is that Pakistan have a ticking time bomb given the ageing population of their batting line-up, a potential example of that being Shoaib Malik, whose retirement is our next focus.