England earned their first Test Series victory in Pakistan after 22 years in December 2022. Can they do it again with their big-hitting Bazballers? This Series is also part of the World Test Championship 2023-25. Nine nations battle it out against each other, home and away, for a place in the Final in June 2025.
Harry Brook was the star for England, with 468 runs at an average of 93.30.
Ben Duckett was also impressed, with 357 runs at 71.40.
Meanwhile, Jack Leach was the star with the ball, accumulating 15 wickets at an average of 44.60
Schedule:
The tour of Pakistan consists of three Tests:
First Test: Multan – 7-11th October
Second Test: Multan – 15-19th October
Third Test: Rawalpindi – 24-28th October
The tourists have named a 16-man squad for the three-match Series
England Squad:
Ben Stokes (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope,. Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes
One To Watch: Jamie Smith
The Surrey Keeper batsman had a memorable summer against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, scoring 487 runs in his first six Tests.
He got his maiden century in the First Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford.
He also scored two fifties against the West Indies.
He scored the fastest hundred for the England Lions in 71 balls against Sri Lanka A in Galle.
What sort of impression can he make on Pakistan’s flat wickets?
Here is Pakistan’s squad for the First Test:
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper), and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
One To Watch: Mohammed Rizwan
Looking to get amongst the run for the hosts is their Wicket-Keeper Batsman from Peshawar.
Rizwan, the Vice Captain of the T20 side, has been a prolific run scorer for Pakistan, with 3,313 runs at an average of 44.42.
He also has 1,910 Test runs at an average of 44.4, with three 100s and ten 50s.
The PCB(Pakistan Cricket Board) is considering him as a potential candidate to replace Babar Azam as the Captain of the T20 side.
Could this have an impact on how he performs in this Series?
Can England win another Series in Pakistan, or will the hosts get revenge?
