England v Pakistan Test series

Pakistan need stability after famous England win: Masood

Masood's team thrashed England by nine wickets in the third and final Test inside three days in Rawalpindi for a 2-1 series win.

Pakistan 73-3, trail England by 194 after spinner Sajid shines

At the close, Pakistan captain Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel were both unbeaten on 16, with the home team still trailing by 194 and the match in the balance.

Stokes forecasts spin battle in Pakistan-England decider

England piled up 823-7 to thrash Pakistan by an innings on a lifeless Multan pitch in the first Test, before the hosts bounced back with a 152-run win on a recycled and turning Multan track.

Pitched battle: Pakistan and England eye Test-deciding surface

"Everybody goes and looks at the wicket and everybody says something different," England batsman Harry Brook told reporters.

England pick Ahmed as third spinner for deciding Pakistan Test

The 20-year-old leg-spinner will form a three-pronged spin attack when the match begins Thursday alongside left-armer Jack Leach and off-break bowler Shoaib Bashir.

England win a 'relief' for Pakistan

The 152-run victory was Pakistan's first home win since February 2021 and came after they were thumped by an innings in the first Test on the same Multan pitch.

Fruit of patience ‘proved’ sweet for Kamran Ghulam

Dawood, one of the 10 older brothers, said Ghulam had learnt to be patient from very early on. "We used to play cricket at our village and would not allow Kamran to bat on the pretext that 'you are very small'," Dawood told AFP from Peshawar, in Pakistan's northwest, on the phone.

Kamran's debut hundred powers Pakistan to 259-5

With Pakistan resting an out-of-form Babar Azam after their innings defeat in the series opener, Kamran was drafted in and the 29-year-old impressed immediately with a stellar 118 that included 11 fours and a six.

Stokes on track for Pakistan tour

Stokes was sidelined for England's recent Test series against Sri Lanka due to the hamstring tear he suffered playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred on August 11.

October 26, 2024
October 26, 2024

Pakistan need stability after famous England win: Masood

Masood's team thrashed England by nine wickets in the third and final Test inside three days in Rawalpindi for a 2-1 series win.

October 24, 2024
October 24, 2024

Pakistan 73-3, trail England by 194 after spinner Sajid shines

At the close, Pakistan captain Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel were both unbeaten on 16, with the home team still trailing by 194 and the match in the balance.

October 23, 2024
October 23, 2024

Stokes forecasts spin battle in Pakistan-England decider

England piled up 823-7 to thrash Pakistan by an innings on a lifeless Multan pitch in the first Test, before the hosts bounced back with a 152-run win on a recycled and turning Multan track.

October 22, 2024
October 22, 2024

Pitched battle: Pakistan and England eye Test-deciding surface

"Everybody goes and looks at the wicket and everybody says something different," England batsman Harry Brook told reporters.

October 22, 2024
October 22, 2024

England pick Ahmed as third spinner for deciding Pakistan Test

The 20-year-old leg-spinner will form a three-pronged spin attack when the match begins Thursday alongside left-armer Jack Leach and off-break bowler Shoaib Bashir.

October 19, 2024
October 19, 2024

England win a 'relief' for Pakistan

The 152-run victory was Pakistan's first home win since February 2021 and came after they were thumped by an innings in the first Test on the same Multan pitch.

October 15, 2024
October 15, 2024

Fruit of patience ‘proved’ sweet for Kamran Ghulam

Dawood, one of the 10 older brothers, said Ghulam had learnt to be patient from very early on. "We used to play cricket at our village and would not allow Kamran to bat on the pretext that 'you are very small'," Dawood told AFP from Peshawar, in Pakistan's northwest, on the phone.

October 15, 2024
October 15, 2024

Kamran's debut hundred powers Pakistan to 259-5

With Pakistan resting an out-of-form Babar Azam after their innings defeat in the series opener, Kamran was drafted in and the 29-year-old impressed immediately with a stellar 118 that included 11 fours and a six.

September 26, 2024
September 26, 2024

Stokes on track for Pakistan tour

Stokes was sidelined for England's recent Test series against Sri Lanka due to the hamstring tear he suffered playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred on August 11.

September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024

England Test captain Stokes back for Pakistan tour

Stokes will skipper the side after missing the 2-1 home series win against Sri Lanka with a hamstring injury. Opener Zak Crawley is also in the squad announced on Tuesday after missing the same series with a broken finger.