England v Pakistan - Series Preview

ATG Season VI kicks-off with what, on the face of it, should be a one-sided series: England sit first in the rankings compared to Pakistan's sixth, they have suffered just one defeat in their last seventeen Tests whereas Pakistan has just one win in eleven, and the previous series between the two sides in England resulted in a 4-1 victory for the hosts and the temporary dethronement of Imran Khan from both the captaincy and the team. However, Pakistan are nothing if not mercurial, and with Imran back at the helm it would be foolish to write-off their chances before a ball is even bowled.

Turning to the touring party, Hanif Mohammad remains out of favour with the selectors, and Zaheer Abbas is also a casualty of the 3-0 defeat in South Africa. Wasim Raja and Tauseef Ahmed are the only new faces in a squad of sixteen, but neither is expected to be in the starting line-up for the first Test at Lord's, where both sides will be looking to hit the ground running in what is just a three Test series.

Current form (most recent result first)
England WWWWD
Pakistan DLLLD

Previous series result
Pakistan 0 England 0 (Season IV, 3 Tests)

Pakistan squad
Imran Khan (c), Javed Miandad (v/c), Abdul Qadir, Asif Iqbal, Fazal Mahmood, Majid Khan, Mohsin Khan, Moin Khan, Mudassar Nazar, Saleem Malik, Sarfraz Nawaz, Tauseef Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Wasim Bari, Wasim Raja.