--- title: "Aqib Javed blames Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed for England Test series defeat" description: "Most outlets reported that Aqib Javed held captain Babar Azam and head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed accountable for the Test series loss to England, emphasizing their responsibility in team selection and strategy. The framing was largely consistent, with both headlines focusing on Javed’s criticism of leadership. ProPakistani included a brief mention of Aqib’s position at the PCB, while Dunya News focused more on the content of his critique." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/6622-aqib-javed-blames-pakistan-captain-and-head-coach site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Aqib Javed blames Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed for England Test series defeat sports · latest filing 2 Sep 2026, 12:26 PM PKT · 2 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Aqib Javed held captain Babar Azam and head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed accountable for the Test series loss to England, emphasizing their responsibility in team selection and strategy. The framing was largely consistent, with both headlines focusing on Javed’s criticism of leadership. ProPakistani included a brief mention of Aqib’s position at the PCB, while Dunya News focused more on the content of his critique. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ProPakistani** — [Aqib Javed Blames Pakistan Captain and Head Coach for England Test Series Defeat](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/02/aqib-javed-blames-pakistan-captain-and-head-coach-for-england-test-series-defeat/) · 2 Sep 2026, 12:26 PM PKT > Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director of High Performance and national selection committee member Aqib Javed has placed responsibility on captain… Read More - **Dunya News** — [Aqib Javed holds Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed responsible for England Test defeat](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/970862-aqib-javed-holds-babar-azam-sarfaraz-ahmed-responsible-for-england-te) · 2 Sep 2026, 8:56 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > According to Aqib, the captain and coach must take responsibility for ensuring that the playing XI is selected according to the team’s strategy and conditions. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Former Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie criticizes Aaqib Javed over team changes](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6404-ex-pakistan-coach-jason-gillespie-tells-aaqib-javed-to-look) · 4 Sep 2026 · 12 outlets · 71% related - [Saeed Ajmal calls for Aqib Javed's removal after Test series losses to England](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6050-remove-aaqib-javed-too-saeed-ajmal-blasts-pcb) · 2 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 71% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 2 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.