Pakistan v England, first Test: Stuart Broad insists there is no mystery to spinner Saeed Ajmal's bowling Asked whether the response of England's batsmen to Ajmal in the second innings would determine the outcome of the match, Stuart Broad said: "Very much so. Our batsmen have had a good think about what to do and will be much clearer of the plans. That is what is important, that you are clear about how you want to play him, and I think we will play more positively. It is important we learn from our mistakes. I don't think there was any mystery behind his bowling. We just played badly. It was not turning but we played across the line and kept missing straight balls, but it is important we learn from that and bat big in the second innings. We talked this morning in the huddle about letting yesterday [Tuesday] go. If we can knock Pakistan over and they lead by 120 and then go and score 350-400, batting last on that wicket could be tricky. Broad pointed to the Brisbane Ashes Test when England conceded a 221-run first-innings lead to Australia but scored a mammoth 517 for one in the second innings to draw the Test. But Australia did not possess a spinner anywhere close to Ajmal, who can operate with men around the bat from the start if England concede a sizeable first-innings lead. Pakistan are still in a strong position and we are chasing the game a little bit but, if you only look back to Brisbane and Trent Bridge last year [against India], where we had an average first innings before the bowlers kept us in the game and our second innings went big. It is going to be up to a couple of batsmen to score big hundreds but we have players to do that.