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England v Pakistan series dates

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August

5-9 1st Test, Old Trafford (11:00 BST)

13-17 2nd Test, Southampton (11:00 BST)

21-25 3rd Test, Southampton (11:00 BST)

28 1st Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (d/n) (18:00 BST)

30 2nd Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (14:30 BST)

September

1 3rd Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (d/n) (18:00 BST)

not long to wait now.
 

Ghfd said:
August

5-9 1st Test, Old Trafford (11:00 BST)

13-17 2nd Test, Southampton (11:00 BST)

21-25 3rd Test, Southampton (11:00 BST)

28 1st Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (d/n) (18:00 BST)

30 2nd Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (14:30 BST)

September

1 3rd Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (d/n) (18:00 BST)

not long to wait now.
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If only there some ODIs to fill the time.

I didn't realise there was just over one week between this test and the first vs Pakistan, bowlers really need to be looked after.
 
chunkylover53 said:
They may be ranked 7th in the world but they’re excellent. Mind blowing cricketers. And it’s disrespectful and borderline worrying to suggest otherwise
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Can’t wait always great cricket when they’re in the country. Like the West Indies they save their best for us as well
 
chunkylover53 said:
Yep, ditto. And fantastic they have come over.

a country I would really like to visit for cricket actually, lack of booze aside
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On the basis of our Chennai experience it blows your mind for a couple of days (in a good way) but the grime got to us soon after. Sri Lanka has a nicer balance.

If it’s like Bangladesh the English get the hotels to sort drink for them in advance - Poledancer (RIP) was meant to have sorted some brilliant nights there in 2010.
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
On the basis of our Chennai experience it blows your mind for a couple of days (in a good way) but the grime got to us soon after. Sri Lanka has a nicer balance.

If it’s like Bangladesh the English get the hotels to sort drink for them in advance - Poledancer (RIP) was meant to have sorted some brilliant nights there in 2010.
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Chennai is a mad place at the best of times!
 
Can see this series going a similar way to West Indies. Pakistan have a strong pace attack (Abbas, Shah, Afridi) but lack strength in depth to rotate. Batting wise other than Azam they are shaky as well. 2-1 England
 
Liverpool Beachball said:
Can see this series going a similar way to West Indies. Pakistan have a strong pace attack (Abbas, Shah, Afridi) but lack strength in depth to rotate. Batting wise other than Azam they are shaky as well. 2-1 England
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Afridi just turned 20, and Shah is 17 - both are clearly first choice and for very good reason. 18 year old Musa on the bench - typical Pakistani scenario here.

Would be nice of old man Amir to volunteer for a game - Wahab Riaz and Shinwari on the bench, but probably not good choices in Tests. With Abbas, I think they have plenty of bowling though - I agree batting is the issue.

Shan Masood was in the runs in their last home series and has plenty of experience in England - was at Durham Uni IIRC. The captain Azhar Ali is beloved at Summerset - used to these conditions, but it starts and ends with Babar.

Fawad Alam is the sleeper in the squad - been dominating domestic first class cricket in Pakistan for several years (leading run scorer multiple times) but always left out of the national team. Was last seen playing a Test in 2009, but should have a place since Harris Sohail dropped out on COVID concerns. One to watch.
 
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