England vs Pakistan

16 articles tagged with "England vs Pakistan"

Sep 12, 2026

Wasim Akram asked what batter the PSL has produced in ten years, on the day Pakistan lost 3-0

Wasim Akram reached for a 15-year-old Indian batter to make his point about the Pakistan Super League, a few hours after England completed a series sw...

Sep 11, 2026

Rizwan and Imam spent four hours with Pakistan’s cybercrime agency, and their phones were already there

Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency questioned Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq in Lahore on Thursday over alleged dressing-room leaks...

Sep 5, 2026

Pakistan changed Test coach again mid-series, and Mike Hesson was in Japan when it happened

Mike Hesson takes charge of Pakistan’s Test side at Edgbaston on Wednesday, the eighth man responsible for the job since May 2023. He says the squad w...

Sep 4, 2026

Pakistan sent seven players home for a dead rubber, and five of the replacements have never played a Test

England won the series at Lord’s on 30 August. Pakistan’s answer was to change half the squad and both coaches before a third Test that decides nothin...

Aug 30, 2026

Only 24.5 overs were possible at Lord’s, and England still went 357 ahead

Rain and bad light held day three at Lord’s to 24.5 overs. Dan Lawrence made an unbeaten 50 in them, and Pakistan now need a ground-record chase to ke...

Aug 29, 2026

Robinson bowled 13 overs for 11 runs, and Pakistan were 180 behind before tea

Ollie Robinson took 4 for 11 from 13 overs as Pakistan were bowled out for 110 at Lord’s on Friday, and England closed day two of the second Test 261...

Aug 28, 2026

The PCB told Sky its players would not come out after lunch, and the interview aired anyway

Mike Atherton’s interview with Imran Khan’s two sons went out during the lunch break on day one at Lord’s. The Pakistan Cricket Board had warned Sky i...

Aug 28, 2026

Abbas reached 900 first-class wickets at Lord’s, and England were 248 for 9 when the light went

Rain held the start up until 12.20pm, Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ali shared seven wickets, and England lost nine of them in 56 overs on the opening d...

Aug 25, 2026

Babar batted a full session at Lord’s, and returns for a Test Pakistan cannot afford to lose

Pakistan’s captain came through a full net session at Lord’s two days out from the second Test, facing pace, spin and throwdowns. His return costs Aza...

Aug 21, 2026

Usman is the first visiting spinner to take five at Headingley since 1972, and Pakistan trail by 195

Ali Usman’s 5 for 92 was the first five-wicket haul by a visiting spinner at Headingley since the 1972 Ashes. Pakistan dropped Harry Brook on 1, and E...

Aug 20, 2026

Pakistan lost a wicket to the first ball at Headingley, and were all out for 171

Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue took five wickets apiece as England bowled Pakistan out inside 49 overs on a rain-hit opening day in Leeds. England clo...

Aug 19, 2026

Pakistan lose Babar the day before Headingley, and Salman Agha has never captained a Test

Babar Azam’s right hand has not healed, so Pakistan begin a three-Test tour of England without their captain and the leading run-scorer from their las...

Aug 17, 2026

Babar was cleared for Headingley, then ruled out of the first Test

A rising ball from Manny Lumsden hit Babar Azam on the right middle finger at Beckenham. He was cleared to play on Monday, then ruled out of the first...

Aug 13, 2026

Root scraps England’s curfew and tells his players to be adults

Joe Root has removed the midnight curfew England imposed after the Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson night out in June, six days before he leads the side ou...

Aug 10, 2026

England name Root’s first squad in four years, and Pakistan land for their first Tests here since 2020

Joe Root is England’s Test captain again, four years after he gave the job up, and his first squad brings Dan Lawrence back at six. Pakistan arrived f...

Jul 31, 2026

Shan Masood’s broken finger costs him the second Test and clouds the England tour

Pakistan’s opener fractured his left index finger while making 109 in Tarouba, then batted at No. 8 with it. The PCB will not yet say whether he makes...