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.
Beating Pakistan on home turf is 'massive', says Stokes
Skipper Ben Stokes hailed England's Test series win in Pakistan Monday as "massive", as the team's new-found aggressive approach continues to pay dividends.
England beat Pakistan in Multan to clinch series
England beat Pakistan by 26 runs in Multan on Monday to win the second Test and seal the three-match series with one fixture remaining.