Tag: England

Cook comes to England’s rescue with timely century

Opener Alastair Cook struck a fighting hundred to prop up a struggling England batting display against a Pakistan Cricket Board XI in their second...

Pacer Aizaz writes off England batting worries

Fast-rising paceman Aizaz Cheema Wednesday said the Pakistan team was not reading much into England's recent run of poor batting displays, acknowledging that Test...

Pakistan promise fresh start against England

Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul Haq on Tuesday stressed the need for forgetting the 2010 spot-fixing scandal when his team take on England in the...

Misbah keen to cash in on home advantage

Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq beliees that the home advantage at the UAE would give his charges a slight edge in the series against England....

Guessing Saeed Ajmal’s special delivery

Saeed Ajmal has reiterated – something that he had exclaimed last year – that he has created a “special delivery”, tailor-made to cater to...

England get good work-out

Little-known Namibian batsman Christi Viljoen fell two short of his maiden first-class hundred as England's bowlers were given a good work-out in their tour...

‘It’s a war on field for Pakistan’

Former Pakistan cricket captain Ramiz Raja has urged the players to assume that they are waging a war when they take on England in...

Win more important than aggressive approach: Misbah

Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq on Saturday stressed that winning the match is much more important than having an aggressive approach. Talking to journalists here...

England to miss Bresnan in UAE tour opener

England will be without paceman Tim Bresnan in their opening three-day tour match against an ICC Combined XI starting here from Saturday, one of...

Injured Junaid doubtful for England series

Pakistan cricketer Junaid Khan will only play in the Test series against England if he is found fully fit at the National Cricket Academy...

Flintoff reveals mental strain of leading England

Andrew Flintoff has spoken of the emotional anguish he experienced leading England during their Ashes thrashing in Australia five years ago and how he...

England series Pakistan’s toughest: Misbah

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq has said his side will focus on playing good cricket rather than just entertaining the crowd, ahead of the upcoming...

Former players back Wahab to perform against England

Pakistan cricket authorities and former players have backed Wahab Riaz's selection in the side for the upcoming series against England and termed British media's...

PCB recalls Umar Akmal, Wahab as Malik axed

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced two teams for the England series bringing back Umar Akmal in place of Shoaib Mailk for the...

Pakistan will test world’s best England: manager

Pakistan series will not be easy for England in the UAE, said manager Pakistan cricket team Naveed Akram Cheema. Pakistan will play three...

England on top as fixing still haunts cricket

Cricket and controversy, never far apart, were closely linked in a year where England finally achieved their long-held objective of climbing to the top...

England series would be our real test: Misbah

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-haq has said the series against England will not be easy and the team will have to give its more than hundred...