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Quotes from Azhar Mahmood after the end of the 4 Day match between Kent and Pakistan:
"It's always difficult [to adjust here] as grounds and pitches are soft"
"It's difficult for the boys coming from Pakistan to adjust to the weather here; it was 5C today, and I think it was 4C yesterday"
"I have been living and playing here [England] and I still feel cold"
"We've done the hard yards and hopefully we will come on top here [England]"
"Definitely, Mohammad Amir is one of the best bowlers we have"
"And we expect these things [Blake's wicket] from Amir"
"Shadab has the potential; we know him well from ODs and T20s and we are trying to get him to bowl more overs in 4-Day and Test match cricket"
"I am quiet happy with Shadab's performance today and he bowled a good spell for us today"
"It's great to be back at Canterbury - it's my third home; First is Pakistan, second is Surrey and third is here"
"It's our goal to win the Test series here in England"
"We have worked hard but we have a young side with some guys having their first time in England"
"It's a great opportunity to grab for these guys, after the departure of Misbah and Younis to play for Pakistan for the next 10-15 years"
"It's tough, as sometimes you want to go out there and play yourself"
"But, I have had my time and it's now the time for these young guys to be heroes for Pakistan"
"Sometimes you feel that maybe I should be bowling downhill or uphill; its always the case - I am still running in and bowling in the nets so it's a lot of fun"
"I think Imam-ul-Haq played very well and has worked very hard in the nets with Grant Flower"
"Imam wasn't selected for PSL but he worked very hard on his fitness and batting and you can see it's paid off well here"
"Imam is moving into good positions; he is playing well on the front and back foot"
"Due to the hard yards Imam put in before, when he batted here it looked like he has been in England for long time"
"The other guys have struggled a bit but Imam played well for us"
"We always come to England as underdogs"
"But we have young players who have a lot of potential and they performed really well during the Champions Trophy"
"So players like Amir, Shadab and Hasan did well as did Fakhar Zaman during the Champions Trophy"
"If we can get things right then we can give a tough time to England"
"To be honest, we want more from Mohammad Amir"
"As a bowling coach, I want more from Amir"
"If you see his record isn't that great after his comeback even though he has played almost every game since his return"
"He needs to take more responsibility, he needs to run in and get wickets for us which is what I want from him"
"If he is the leader of this attack, then he needs to show us more"
"He has the potential, and I am sure he will do well but that is what we want from him"
"Kent bowled really well; they bowled us out below 200 and they know and used the conditions really well"
"They bowled with consistent line and length"
"For our batsmen if was tough as the ball was moving around a bit and it was a slow pitch"
"Joe Denly played really well; I know what a good player he is as he was with us in Karachi Kings"
"The other day we [Allan Donald] were talking about the 97/98 tour [of South Africa] and he mentioned you got 3 hundreds against us which is very nice of him; he was a quality bowler and it was tough to face him as he was a tough competitor"
"It's always difficult [to adjust here] as grounds and pitches are soft"
"It's difficult for the boys coming from Pakistan to adjust to the weather here; it was 5C today, and I think it was 4C yesterday"
"I have been living and playing here [England] and I still feel cold"
"We've done the hard yards and hopefully we will come on top here [England]"
"Definitely, Mohammad Amir is one of the best bowlers we have"
"And we expect these things [Blake's wicket] from Amir"
"Shadab has the potential; we know him well from ODs and T20s and we are trying to get him to bowl more overs in 4-Day and Test match cricket"
"I am quiet happy with Shadab's performance today and he bowled a good spell for us today"
"It's great to be back at Canterbury - it's my third home; First is Pakistan, second is Surrey and third is here"
"It's our goal to win the Test series here in England"
"We have worked hard but we have a young side with some guys having their first time in England"
"It's a great opportunity to grab for these guys, after the departure of Misbah and Younis to play for Pakistan for the next 10-15 years"
"It's tough, as sometimes you want to go out there and play yourself"
"But, I have had my time and it's now the time for these young guys to be heroes for Pakistan"
"Sometimes you feel that maybe I should be bowling downhill or uphill; its always the case - I am still running in and bowling in the nets so it's a lot of fun"
"I think Imam-ul-Haq played very well and has worked very hard in the nets with Grant Flower"
"Imam wasn't selected for PSL but he worked very hard on his fitness and batting and you can see it's paid off well here"
"Imam is moving into good positions; he is playing well on the front and back foot"
"Due to the hard yards Imam put in before, when he batted here it looked like he has been in England for long time"
"The other guys have struggled a bit but Imam played well for us"
"We always come to England as underdogs"
"But we have young players who have a lot of potential and they performed really well during the Champions Trophy"
"So players like Amir, Shadab and Hasan did well as did Fakhar Zaman during the Champions Trophy"
"If we can get things right then we can give a tough time to England"
"To be honest, we want more from Mohammad Amir"
"As a bowling coach, I want more from Amir"
"If you see his record isn't that great after his comeback even though he has played almost every game since his return"
"He needs to take more responsibility, he needs to run in and get wickets for us which is what I want from him"
"If he is the leader of this attack, then he needs to show us more"
"He has the potential, and I am sure he will do well but that is what we want from him"
"Kent bowled really well; they bowled us out below 200 and they know and used the conditions really well"
"They bowled with consistent line and length"
"For our batsmen if was tough as the ball was moving around a bit and it was a slow pitch"
"Joe Denly played really well; I know what a good player he is as he was with us in Karachi Kings"
"The other day we [Allan Donald] were talking about the 97/98 tour [of South Africa] and he mentioned you got 3 hundreds against us which is very nice of him; he was a quality bowler and it was tough to face him as he was a tough competitor"