Pakistan’s Shan Masood is prone to be retained captain for the upcoming residence Take a look at sequence towards England, whereas Babar Azam can also be assured of holding his white-ball captaincy when the staff flies to Australia and South Africa later this yr. England are set to reach in Pakistan on October 3 for a three-Take a look at sequence starting in Multan on October 7, with the Pakistan Cricket Board selectors anticipated to announce the Take a look at squad after the Champions Cup last on Sunday. Masood, below whose captaincy Pakistan has misplaced all 5 Exams, will likely be holding discussions with head coach Jason Gillespie and nationwide selectors, Muhammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq, in Faisalabad this week to determine the plan for the England sequence.
The final time England got here to Pakistan in the course of the 2022/23 season, they white-washed the Babar Azam-led facet 3-0.
In line with a supply, not many adjustments are anticipated within the Take a look at squad that misplaced the sequence towards Bangladesh in Rawalpindi 0-2.
“Whereas white-ball head coach, Gary Kirsten has recognized some new younger gamers from the Champions Cup for T20 and ODI sides, Gillespie and high-performance coach, Tim Nielsen, have nonetheless not made up their thoughts on any new probables for the Take a look at sequence towards England,” he stated.
The supply added that the batting order was unlikely to alter a lot with Shan, Babar, Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Rizwan, Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Huraira in line for choice.
“The selectors are contemplating the inclusion of some new spinners for the three-match sequence however first it must be determined what kind of pitches can be ready in Multan and Rawalpindi (the venues for the three Exams),” the supply added.
Pakistan have misplaced the house sequence to Australia, England and Bangladesh since 2022 and barely managed to attract the sequence towards New Zealand. PTI Cor AM AM AM
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