'It's not a mental issue': Wahab Riaz dismisses concerns over Pakistan's approach to the short ball after heavy World Cup defeat by West Indies Pakistan suffered World Cup defeat by West Indies, scoring just 105 runs West Indies' pace attack found great success by using the short ball a lot Wahab Riaz believes his side do not have a mental problem facing it By Press Association Sport Staff Published: 13:25 BST, 1 June 2019 | Updated: 13:25 BST, 1 June 2019 Viewcomments Wahab Riaz is convinced Pakistan's batsmen do not have a problem with the short ball as he challenged England to copy the West Indies tactic that worked to excellent effect. Pakistan made an inauspicious start to their World Cup campaign on Friday as they were hammered by seven wickets at Trent Bridge after collapsing to 105 all out in only 21.4 overs amid a barrage of bumpers. All 10 wickets fell to the Windies' aggressive pace bowling unit, leading to suggestions England could replicate the strategy when they meet Pakistan in Nottingham on Monday. Wahab Riaz believes Pakistan are not weak against the short ball after losing to West Indies Left-arm paceman Wahab, however, has pointed out that Pakistan's low morale after 11 successive one-day international losses was more instructive than any collective technical deficiencies against the bouncer. He said: 'We didn't play the short ball well but we've seen in past series that we can score runs against that sort of bowling. If people want to bowl us bouncers, then we will have no problems with that. 'It's not a mental issue. We have been losing in the past, we need to find a way to get out of this pattern. 'We've been playing some good cricket in the last few months but we need to click at the right time. 'We just need to work on our self-confidence and self-belief. We are only looking for positives, we will come back from this. 'We know where we are making the mistakes and a win against England would change everything.' Oshane Thomas was particularly lethal with four wickets including that of Riaz in victory Pakistan's winless streak in the 50-over format includes a recent 4-0 series defeat to England. Wahab, who was not involved against the World Cup hosts but was a surprise inclusion in Pakistan's final 15-man squad, insists the scoreline flattered Eoin Morgan's side. The 33-year-old added: 'There wasn't much between the runs we scored. I think the only difference was the fielding. We dropped too many catches at crucial moments. 'We've worked a lot on that because we need all departments on form to beat England. 'We have to be on the very top of our game to beat England, we have to have spot-on execution of our plans.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility