Ben Stokes says he apologised to his England team-mates after his frustrations were evident during the second-Test defeat by Pakistan.
The hosts levelled the three-Test series on Thursday after wrapping up a 152-run win in Multan.
However, it could have been a different story but for fielding errors at crucial stages for the visitors, Jamie Smith and Joe Root notably dropping catches to dismiss Salman Agha, whose subsequent knock of 63 helped Pakistan seal victory with a day to spare.
Stokes, who returned to action following a hamstring injury, could not hide his frustration during a difficult day for England, but insisted he would not let his emotions get the better of him again.
"No one means to drop catches, but it just proves how important catches are in these subcontinent conditions, they don't come along that often," he told Sky Sports.
"I actually apologised to the group last night. It's the first time in my captaincy that I've let my emotions and how I was feeling with the way the game was unfolding show in my body language.
"I owned up to that and was very annoyed at myself for letting that out. It's something that I don't want to do or be seen to be doing, so I apologised to the group about that.
"Poor old me, I was a tired, grumpy old man last night! You won't see that happen again."
However, England coach Brendon McCullum defended the actions of his skipper.
"We all know how passionate Ben is, how much it means for him to play for England," he said.
"We've seen that through his bloody-mindedness to get back from injury, which was significant, and to do so in a nine-week timeframe and to have his first TM [Test match] in extreme conditions, 40 degrees, and be able to give what he gave to the side.
"I think, maybe, that's where some of that frustration led to - certainly, it wasn't directed at any of the players. It was more about trying to assess the rhythm of the game, and to impact on it."
Maposa's last-over heroics wins T20I thriller for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe pulled off a thrilling two-wicket victory in the final fixture of their three-match T20I series against Pakistan on Thursday.
Tinotenda Maposa helped the hosts chase a target of 133 with his last-over showing, ensuring that Zimbabwe did not suffer a series whitewash.
After electing to bat first, Pakistan found themselves three wickets down after three overs, with Omair Bin Yousuf (0), Sahibzada Farhan (four) and Usman Khan (five) falling early on.
Salman Ali Agha top-scored for Pakistan with 32 runs from 32 deliveries before he was run out by Brian Bennett in the 14th over to leave the tourists 92-6.
Knocks from Qasim Akram (20), Arafat Minhas (22) and Muhammad Abbas Afridi (15) saw Pakistan reach a below-par 133-8 at the end of their 20 overs.
Zimbabwe started impressively in their run chase, with Bennett's effort of 43 from 35 balls sending the tourists on their way before he was dismissed by Sufiyan Muqeem (1-19).
But a middle-order collapse spearheaded by Afridi (3-24) and Jahandad Khan (2-30) set up a nervy finish, with Zimbabwe needing 12 runs from the final over to win.
And it was debutant Maposa who proved to be the unlikely hero, sealing the win with 11 of the 12 required runs in the final over to conclude their three-match series in Bulawayo.
Data Debrief: Chevrons on the board
After disappointing showings in the first two matches, Zimbabwe put on an impressive display to make sure they had something to show for this series, which Pakistan won 2-1.
The hosts have now won nine of their 20 T20Is in 2024 (L12); only in 2022 (W12) and 2023 (W9) have they logged more victories in a calendar year in the history of the format.
England captain Ben Stokes is confident that opener Zak Crawley can improve his poor record against New Zealand in the second Test in Wellington.
During England's eight-wicket triumph in the first Test, Crawley scored just one run from 20 deliveries across his two innings, with Matt Henry dismissing him on both occasions.
That subsequently brought his batting average down to 9.88 against New Zealand, having struggled in his nine Tests and 17 innings against the Kiwis.
Since 2000, only West Indies' Marlon Samuels (9.81 against Sri Lanka) has played as many innings against the same opponents and ended with a lower batting average.
"Some guys have bogey teams, some guys have teams they do really well against," Stokes told BBC Sport.
"We're one Test match into a series against New Zealand, but over the past 18 months Zak has been absolutely phenomenal for us."
Stokes did, however, point to the job done by Crawley and his opening partner Ben Duckett in setting the tone at the beginning of an England innings.
Of all pairs to have opened at least 10 times for England in Tests, Crawley and Duckett's run-rate of 5.03 is at least a run faster than the next quickest, which is Crawley and Alex Lees.
"Those two have been such a successful pairing for us," added Stokes.
"They go out there with a mindset of putting the opposition bowlers under pressure straight away, not allowing them to settle in."
Both England and New Zealand are unchanged for the second Test in Wellington, with Chris Woakes named among the squad despite his poor away record.
Woakes' wickets cost an average of 51.4 runs compared to 21.6 at home, but he did make a crucial intervention in the first Test in Christchurch.
During New Zealand's second innings, he grabbed the wickets of Kane Williamson (61) and Tom Blundell (0) in successive deliveries on his way to figures of 3-59.
"Someone with his skill level should never doubt themselves wherever they are in the world," said Stokes.
"It's belief in himself, belief from myself and Brendon McCullum that he's not just someone who is going to be playing in England."
An England victory in Wellington would also secure their first series win in New Zealand since 2008.
Sufiyan's record-breaking five-for seals T20I series for Pakistan
Sufiyan Muqeem took career-best figures of 5-3 as Pakistan thrashed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets to clinch their three-match T20I series with a match to spare on Tuesday.
After electing to bat first, Zimbabwe were bundled out for just 57 runs in 12.4 overs, their lowest-ever score in the format, beating the 84 they scored against Sri Lanka in January.
Opening duo Brian Bennett (21) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (16) top-scored for the hosts, but when the former fell to Muhammad Abbas Afridi (2-2), their capitulation began.
The hosts lost four wickets in quick succession, including Ryan Burl (1) and Tashinga Musekiwa (0) in consecutive deliveries from the impressive Sufiyan in the eighth over.
Zimbabwe were only able to add 20 runs to their total following Bennett's dismissal, with Salman Ali Agha (1-7), Haris Rauf (1-13) and Abrar Ahmed (1-21) chipping in for Pakistan.
Pakistan made light work of the chase and reached their target with 87 balls remaining, helped by unbeaten knocks from Omair Bin Yousuf (22) and Saim Ayub (36).
After the tourists also won the first game of the series by 57 runs, the third and final fixture will take place on Thursday at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Data Debrief: Sufiyan smashes Gul's T20 record
Having won only one of their last eight multi-game bilateral men’s T20I series (D2 L5), Pakistan improved their record in the format with a comprehensive showing on Tuesday.
They recorded their third 10-wicket T20I triumph, needing just 33 balls to reach their target, with the damage already done by Sufiyan with the ball in hand.
In just his seventh T20I for Pakistan, Sufiyan registered the best bowling figures for the team in the short-over format, surpassing Umar Gul's previous record (5-6 - against New Zealand in 2009 and South Africa in 2013).
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