England set foot in Pakistan following 17 years to play historic Test series

 

England Tour of Pakistan: Ben Stokes & Co to play three-match Test series against Pakistan in December, Check full schedule

ISLAMABAD: England squad on Sunday stepped foot in Pakistan to play a historic Test series in the country after a gap of 17 years, which will roll into action from December 1 at Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

A solid English Test crew arrived in the country early Sunday from Abu Dhabi, where they rehearsed against Britain Lions to race up the arrangements for the notable series.

Britain will take on has Pakistan in three Tests in Rawalpindi, Multan and Karachi separately under the authority of their recently selected skipper Ben Stirs up, who reclaimed his 2016 inability to direct Britain to their second T20 World Cup title.

The Rawalpindi Test, planned to start on December 1, will stamp the main Test among Pakistan and Britain on the previous' dirt following 17 years. In the interim, Rawalpindi will have Britain for a Test match interestingly.

Taking to Twitter, the Britain and Ridges Cricket Board (ECB) shared the recording of their Test crew landing in Pakistan.

It is relevant to specify that Britain last visited Pakistan for an undeniable visit back in 2005 when they played three Tests and five ODIs.

Britain Crew: Ben Stirs up (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Joe Root, James Anderson, Harry Stream, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Rehan Ahmed, Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Drain, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Imprint Wood.

England Tour of Pakistan::The Pakistan Cricket Board today affirmed subtleties of Britain's visit through Pakistan for three Tests, which will be played in December. This will be Britain's final part of the visit, following seven Twenty20 Internationals in Karachi and Lahore from 20 September to 2 October. Follow PAK versus ENG LIVE updates with cricketupdate73.blogspot.com.

England Tour of Pakistan: Ben Stokes & Co to play three-match Test series against Pakistan in December, Check full schedule

Ben Stirs up's side will open the visit with the principal Test in Rawalpindi from 1-5 December, before the two sides move to Multan for the second Test from 9-13 December. Karachi will have the third Test from 17-21 December.

This will be whenever Britain first will play a Test in Rawalpindi, which has recently organized 12 coordinates with the home side winning five and losing three. At the point when Britain last visited Pakistan in 2005, they lost the Multan Test by 22 runs. The setting has arranged five Tests, with Pakistan winning three and losing one.

Public Arena was viewed as Pakistan's cheerful hunting ground until Nasser Hussain's side in 2000 finished Pakistan's 34-Test unbeaten record, winning the third Test in close to obscurity by six wickets. Pakistan's just other misfortune in 44 matches in Karachi was against South Africa, who won the 2007 Test by 160 runs.