Shan Masood in an interview on stumps on day 2 during Pakistan’s warm up game against the Prime Ministers XI:
"Whenever we play a practice match, we try to assess the conditions, spend time, see how the ball is responding on the pitch, and also look at the bounce and pace. Having first-class status for this match puts you in a competitive environment. Only 11 players can play, even though our touring squad is 18. For everyone, whether they are batsmen or bowlers, it’s a good opportunity to achieve the purpose of a match, be it first-class cricket or domestic cricket; it gives you a way to play future cricket.”
“The way the last two days have gone, we have done quite a few positive things as a side, and there are many things that will help us succeed in this test series.”
“In the last few years, the cricket I have played, I have tried to simplify it. Milestones are good things, but your way of playing, your form, your fitness—these things matter more. When you keep these things under control, your attitude towards the game is good, so the result is always a by-product of this thing. So, I think I am in a good space as a player, as a person, playing good cricket; now the effort will be to maintain it and bring consistency to it.”
Look, the same thing is in bowling; our focus is to bowl well, hit good areas, do those things that we will have to do in Test cricket, bowl long spells, consistently in one place, hold one end with the spinners, and also take wickets. These are some things that we are looking at together, and today the bowlers have responded very well. We have also kept the run rate under control, taken some wickets, and we could have taken one more wicket, which could have made our position in this match very strong, but look, there are still two full days left. Four-day cricket is just like that; it goes slow, and suddenly, day three and four are called moving days; everything can change in them, and the possibility of the result of the match can also be there."