Chasing a mountain like 324 to win, England are half way there with more than half the side back in the dugout. Playing at home is different compared to playing in sub-continent like conditions. Take e.g of Ian Bell. He was one of the standout batsmen against England. His scores in the Test read like 45,0,31,159,34,235. Against Pakistan it reads - 0,4,29,3,5,10. Trouble for England was that their other two middle order stalwarts- Peitersen and Morgan also flopped.
But rather than ineptitude against spin, credit should be given to the relentless pressure created by an unheralded Pakistani team. If a team can't have access to the rich talents of Muhammad Asif, Mohammad Amir, Afridi and still bowl out England time and again, speaks volumes about the team's hunger to win and their latent talent.