'We could not recover from MCG' says Misbah

Pakistan's day five batting collapse in Melbourne has been pinpointed by captain Misbah-ul-Haq as the biggest disappointment of the tour, from which the tourists could not recover.

Pakistan needed to bat out some 70 overs on the final day in Melbourne to draw the Test and force a series decider in Sydney after Australia declared 181 runs ahead in a rain-affected match.

Pakistan lost two quick wickets to be 2-6 after 4.1 overs, before a 57-run stand between Azhar Ali and Younis Khan soaked up 15 overs. When Nathan Lyon broke that stand, Pakistan lost their last 8-100, the Test and the series, with an hour still to play.

The manner of the defeat was all the more galling for the Pakistan skipper given the way his team had battled in the first Commonwealth Bank Test in Brisbane, where they came within 39 runs of chasing 490.

Australia completed the whitewash in Sydney winning the last match by 220 runs, but Misbah conceded there was no way back from the Melbourne mayhem.

"After the first Test we were confident and the way we batted in the second innings. Overall we started very well at the MCG," Misbah told reporters in Sydney.

"But I think the last day of the MCG was the biggest disappointment of the tour and we could not recover from that.

"There are a lot of positives in the batting. Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan and Sarfraz, they played well here, scored some runs.

"Some of our tailenders also scored some runs so in the future that will be helpful for them in their careers."

Pakistan came to Australia with the hope of becoming the first Asian side to win a series in Australia but have ended the campaign with a 12th consecutive defeat Down Under and a fourth consecutive 0-3 whitewash.

Asian teams continue to battle in Australia. Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have a combined 28 tours to Australia and none has ever managed to win a series.

Of those 28 series against Asian teams at home, Australia have won 23 and drawn five, the last of which was in 2003-04 when they played against India without Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.

Misbah said Pakistan's junior talent should be sent to play at Australian and South African academies to gain experience.

In this series just four of Pakistan's 17 players – Misbah, Younis, Aamir and Sarfraz –had played in Australia before this tour.

"Australia is not an easy place," Misbah acknowledged. "Normally what we say is that it is not easy for Asian batsman to come and score runs but mainly what I have seen is that it's difficult for us, any Asian side, to come and take 20 wickets in a Test match.

"I think it is important for us to get experience of these conditions. If you are not touring more often in Australia and South Africa that could happen again and again.

"I've already suggested that some of our players should be sent on a regular basis here in Australia, in their academies, just to play games here, to practice here, in these sort of conditions in the early stages of their career.

"This is the only way we can improve. Otherwise if you are coming here after four, five or six years, half of your team are touring for the first time, whether it is bowling unit or batting, (and) we're going to struggle."

Misbah had a torrid time as a batsman in the series, scoring 76 runs in six innings at 12.66. It is possible his 170 minutes resistance on the last day in Sydney will be the final innings of his Test career.

The 42-year-old, who contemplated quitting after the Melbourne defeat, said he would again consider his playing future in the coming days, with Pakistan's next Test series against the West Indies in the Caribbean in late March.

"There is a fair bit of time," the 72-Test veteran said.

"There is one month of this ODI series and then there is the Pakistan Super League.

"So I think there is time to sit down easily and think about whatever decision I am going to make."