Jason Gillespie insists Shan Masood has a "clear plan" as Pakistan's Test captain. (More Cricket News)
Pakistan's red-ball skipper has faced scrutinyไ after overseeing five straight defeats as captain, starting by being whitewashed 3-0 by Australia last December.
That was followed by a shock 2-0 series defeat to Bangladesh last month, which marked 🐎G🎉illespie's first as Pakistan Test coach.
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S♒peaking on BBC World Service's Stumped podcast, Gillespie said of Masood: "Shan has 🍃got a very clear plan on how the Test side should play and we are completely aligned on that," the 49-year-old said.
"There are things people don't see and I've been ﷺreally impressed by his communication with the players and how he's gone about doing his job."
Gillespie added that he believes part of the issu🐭e is improving the fitness of the team.
He added: "We can't afford to have players in international cricket who are not fit or strong enough to negotiꦜate the rigours of the game.
"What I've learned from the Bangladesh series is that we𒁏've got some wonderful players, but we need to be m𓆏ore consistent. We've got the skills but we need to keep fine-tuning them.
"There's also been plenty of talks around fitness and we're making sure that it's a key component for us going fౠorward."
