Sky Sports activities Cricket’s Michael Atherton says to count on “a very different England” of their Check collection towards Pakistan, labelling Brendon McCullum’s squad extra “inexperienced and raw.”
England’s ‘Bazball’ model of cricket blossomed on its first abroad outing in a 3-0 collection clear sweep vs Pakistan two years in the past, sweeping their hosts in spectacular vogue and breaking a good few data alongside the best way.
The primary Check between the 2 sides in one other three-Check collection begins in Multan on Monday, stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket and Primary Occasion from 5.30am Monday (first ball 6.30am).
“It’s two years since England were last here in Multan, the City of Saints. It’s a very different time of year, though,” Atherton stated.
“The Check match was in December two years in the past, it is October now and due to this fact a lot, a lot hotter, with temperatures nudging 40 levels in England’s observe days forward of this Check match.
“It is a very totally different England workforce, as properly. No Ben Stokes, he is did not get better from the hamstring damage he sustained in the summertime.
“Ollie Pope continues to deputise for him, and within the absence of Jimmy Anderson, Mark Wooden and Ollie Robinson, it seems like a way more inexperienced and uncooked tempo bowling assault.
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“Pakistan are under new management as well. They have a new captain in Shan Masood, a new coach in former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie, but they’ve lost their last five Test matches, including two at home against Bangladesh.
“They will be seeking to cease the rot towards England on this collection. As ever, when England play Pakistan, it needs to be a fully fascinating collection.”
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Nasser Hussain analyses England’s bowlers forward of their Check collection towards Pakistan
Carse to make England Check debut
Durham seamer Brydon Carse is about to make his Check debut in Multan.
Carse impressed within the one-day collection towards Australia and is available in to fill the fast-bowler gap left by Wooden, who has been dominated out for the remainder of the yr with an elbow damage.
Spinner Jack Leach can be included within the XI, the spinner making his return to the Check set-up for the primary time because the India tour in January.
Zak Crawley, as anticipated, rejoins the workforce after totally recovering from a damaged finger.,
“I think someone like Carse can do that Mark Wood role,” former England captain Nasser Hussain informed Sky Sports activities Information. “I was impressed with him in the white-ball cricket.
“He is received numerous tempo and in the event that they’re the flat pitches that England performed on final time, then you are going to want that categorical tempo in addition to talent, and Carse gives that.”
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Talking on the Sky Sports activities Cricket podcast, Urooj Mumtaz mentioned the pitch circumstances England can count on towards Pakistan
Nasser can be assured in Leach forward of his Check return.
“I was watching some of the Somerset games towards the end of the summer and Leach looked like he had really, really good rhythm in those,” he added.
“He’s obviously missed out because of Bashir, his Somerset team-mate, going past him but I think he’s done a really good job for Somerset and he had a good tour out there last time.”
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Pakistan captain Shan Masood says his facet will look to regain kind as they put together to tackle England in a three-Check collection
First Check: Multan – October 7-11
Second Check: Multan – October 15-19
Third Check: Rawalpindi – October 24-28
Each match from the 2024 Ladies’s T20 World Cup can be stay on Sky Sports activities from October 3-20 with Australia aiming for a 3rd straight title and seventh total, and England looking for to triumph for the primary time because the inaugural version in 2009.
Watch the primary Check between Pakistan and England in Multan, stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket and Primary Occasion from 5.30am Monday (first ball 6.30am).
