KENT’S England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones says England will stick to their tried and tested game plan as they go into this weekend’s second Test in Faisalabad trailing hosts Pakistan 1-0 in the three match series.

Though stunned by the last day turnaround in Multan that allowed Pakistan to steal a surprise last day victory, Jones said the mood in the England camp is one of quiet determination.

Jones, who scored a patient 33 from 75-balls in the Multan second innings as well as taking five catches in the match, believes the second rubber in the series may yet prove even tighter.

Talking from the team hotel, he said: “On first inspection this wicket in Faisalabad looks even slower and lower, so this Test may well be a war of attrition.

“We will have to show great patience as a team and not get too down if things don’t go our way all at once, just as we did in the summer against Australia.”

While delighted with his wicketkeeping and second innings batting in the opening Test, Jones says he and the England side were stunned to lose a game they had dominated for so long.

He added: “That’s what made the defeat in Multan so bitter. We’d dominated the first four days, stuck to our game plan and battled back whenever we needed to, but we didn’t play well on the final day and that ultimately cost us the game.

“But there were positives to come out of it because there were long sessions when their batsmen stuck around, yet we kept plugging away.

“And, when we got a chance, we generally capitalised on it and managed to take wickets in clutches once we had opened one end.”

Though he made decent batting contributions in both innings in the first Test, Jones says he has worked hard on his technique in recent days to avoid any repetition of being bowled when playing his back-foot defensive shots.

“My two dismissals in Multan were more or less identical and Pakistan will be thinking that is a weakness and will be aiming to attack me in that area,” conceded Jones.

“I was caught on the crease a little on both occasions when maybe I should have gone forward and that’s happened a few too many times in my Test career now.

“So I’ve been working in the nets with our coach Duncan Fletcher over the last few days on my foot movement and getting my weight forward.

“It’s critical to get that right, particularly out here on these slow pitches.”

Though security is high and side are generally confined to quarters during the evening, Jones says the England side are relaxed and in good spirits.

“We all bought a load of DVDs with us and they’re doing the rounds at the moment,” explained the Kent player.

“I’m enjoying Peter Kay in Max and Paddy Road to Nowhere and Phoenix Nights and also perfecting some of my Playstation games.

“It was an 11th hour decision to bring my Playstation but it has proved a Godsend for passing the time.

“I am getting pretty good at the golf game Tiger Woods 2005 and have topped my career earnings up to $11m now. If only I could bank that for real!”