Coach Andy Flower believes that England were not fully prepared for their Test series with Pakistan in Dubai.

Touring England slumped to a 3-0 series whitewash defeat earlier today, a result which has threatened their ranking as the world's number one Test team.

"I don't think our commitment and our hunger to win has been down," he told Sky Sports News. "But [we spent a] couple of months out of the game and not doing a lot while Pakistan were beating Sri Lanka and working hard to beat Bangladesh and that hardened them up for this contest.

"Looking back now I don't think we were ready. I shoulder that side of the blame because it was my decision to give them that time off. We won't let that happen again."

England will now face Pakistan in a four-match one-day international series.