But subcontinental pitches proved to be their undoing again , as they went down tamely to Pakistan in the UAE .
This was followed by a hard - fought series victory in South Africa , a result that reignited hopes of another period of world domination .
Subcontinental pitches proved to be their undoing again , as they went down tamely to Pakistan in the UAE .
This was followed by a hard - fought series victory in South Africa , a result that reignited hopes of another period of world domination .