Southampton:England captain Joe Root feels the dramatic win in the first Test against Pakistan should hold them in good stead as they get ready to take the field for the second game starting Thursday at the Ageas Bowl.
England turned around a first-innings deficit of 107 runs to seal a three-wicket win at Old Trafford, with Chris Woakes (84*) and Jos Buttler (75) helping the hosts to gun down a target of 277.
"The most pleasing thing for me was that for the majority of the game we were behind the eight-ball, we were below our own personal standards but we managed to hang in there and stay in the game and then on that last day we showed a huge amount of skill, quality and nous as well," Root said.
"At times we were quite smart - I think that Jos and Wiz (Woakes) marshalled that partnership very well. They saw the danger of the new ball and were quite proactive in making sure that wasn't too big a factor. They took calculated risks and got us across the line.
"For us to be way off the mark for pretty much three days and still win, holds a lot of weight and gives the guys a huge amount of confidence because - when you're not playing very well but still find ways to get across the line, that's a great trait to have.