The same pitch was criticized during Australia's tour in March when match referee Ranjan Madugalle rated the wicket as below average after only 14 wickets fell in five days.
On the eve of their first Test in Pakistan, England's squad were in disarray as 13 to 14 staff members, including skipper Ben Stokes, fell ill on Wednesday.
Several England players, including captain Ben Stokes, are feeling unwell on the eve of the team’s first cricket Test in Pakistan in 17 years.
Among the 14 overseas countries, Australia with 57 players have the most in the auction pool.
Pakistan have won four, lost three and drawn two matches in their test championship schedule to be placed in the fifth position in the overall standings.
Under McCullum, England showed plenty of aggression in the longer format of the game, winning 3-0 against New Zealand and 2-1 against South Africa at home.
Star all-rounder Ben Stokes has not ruled out the possibility of coming out of ODI retirement for England's title defence of the 50-over World Cup in India next year.
Barely three days after the T20 World Cup final, England faced Australia in an inconsequential ODI series Down Under resulting in poor audience turnout.
England will kick off the tour in Rawalpindi, which hosts the first Test from next Thursday.
Star all-rounder Moeen Ali sees nothing wrong in rival teams trying to "copy" the much-talked-about England template in white-ball cricket following their...
After a six-wicket loss in Adelaide and a 72-run defeat in Sydney, England's long tour ended with a crushing defeat at the same venue where they won the T20...
Watch video of Australian batter Steve Smith's bizarre dismissal against England in the third ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Tuesday.
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc reckons the game's hectic schedule will eventually force him to retire from limited overs formats to extend his red-ball career...
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell feels Ben Stokes the Test captain has plenty to learn from his match-winning performances in the T20 World Cup
India batter Suryakumar Yadav has retained his top position in the ICC Men's T20I batting rankings issued on Wednesday, following his stellar performance in...
The first test match between England and Pakistan is scheduled to take place in Rawalpindi from December 1.
England Test Skipper and all-rounder Ben Stokes announced his retirement from the 50-over format earlier this year.
Michael Vaughan had previously called India the most underperforming team in white-ball cricket.
Darren Sammy cited Alex Hales and Chris Jordan as examples and how their experience of playing in the Big Bash League helped them in getting get used to the...
Two Indians have been named in ICC's Most Valuable Team of T20 World Cup and they are none other than Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav. All-rounder Hardik...
Shaheen Afridi injured his knee while taking a running catch in the deep to dismiss Harry Brook. Though he returned for a second spell, Afridi could not...
England captain Jos Buttler hailed Ben Stokes' performance in the T20 World Cup, especially when a quality performance was needed. Earlier, Stokes had scored...
Ben Stokes credited Ireland for showing up early in the World Cup to defeat England but stated that they learnt from their mistakes and did not let it affect...
England restricted Pakistan to 137 riding on terrific spells from Sam Curran and Adil Rashid. Later, Ben Stokes constructed a well-made half-century securing...
Sachin Tendulkar has called for rational arguments stating that India have played good cricket over a period of time and one bad match should not be the reason...
