*OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

[govinda indian fan]

It is similar to how India toured SA in 2 back to back cycles. 2021 and 2023-24
But India haven't toured SL since 2017 for test cricket.

Yes we are touring sl in 2026

 

[mackembhoy]

Quite pleased by this personally, means I don’t have to re-sign up to TNT for a while, which I haven’t done so far due to the Champs League being such a ****ed up format.

Does the updated Sky Sports+ app allow watch at any time?

Not that i'm aware. Hope so though.

I watched the entire India series as live via Discovery+ was much preferred than the early starts.

 

[Apex Predator]

Yes we are touring sl in 2026

9 year gap is really odd. Poor scheduling maybe.
Regardless it Will be a great series with SL on the rise at home.
Ashwin probably would be gone or on the verge of retirement

 

[govinda indian fan]

9 year gap is really odd. Poor scheduling maybe.
Regardless it Will be a great series with SL on the rise at home.
Ashwin probably would be gone or on the verge of retirement

Ashwin would be retired by then but still we have jadeja washi kuldeep and axar

 

[slcricfan1]

9 year gap is really odd. Poor scheduling maybe.
Regardless it Will be a great series with SL on the rise at home.
Ashwin probably would be gone or on the verge of retirement

nah no matthews and dimuth at that point I think. Annoying

 

[govinda indian fan]

nah no matthews and dimuth at that point I think. Annoying

You guys still have kamindu

 

[govinda indian fan]

Will nasser and athers be commenters for this series or will they commentate on women wc

 

[GIMH]

This has come around quickly, but really looking forwards to it. The 6am starts here are decent too. If I can get myself to bed earlier than usually than can get a full session in on WFH days before starting work

Hard to see anything other than 3-0 England

 

[centurymaker]

Thanks both. If the WTC schedule is ‘managed’ in this way it then seems even more odd that England are going to both Pakistan and New Zealand only two years after their last visits. Even if commerce was a deciding factor, due to time zones a South Africa series would be more attractive to U.K. broadcasters than a New Zealand one, for example.

India, Australia and England have a perfectly crafted out schedule where all 3 play each other once every 2 years. One opponent at home and the other opponent away. Then next cycle, swap the home and away around.

For eg, in the first cycle (2019-21)
Eng played Aus home & India away, then
Eng played India home & Aus away in 2021-23, then
Eng played Aus home & India away in current cycle.

Likewise for India, in the first cycle-
India played Aus away & Eng home, then
India played Eng away & Aus home in 2021-23, then
India playing Aus away & Eng home

Same thing with Australia.

Even the gaps are kept at pretty much 2 years apart. Border Gavaskar is exactly every 2 years. Ashes is also every 2 years. 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2027. It is all perfectly setup.

 

[centurymaker]

Thanks both. If the WTC schedule is ‘managed’ in this way it then seems even more odd that England are going to both Pakistan and New Zealand only two years after their last visits. Even if commerce was a deciding factor, due to time zones a South Africa series would be more attractive to U.K. broadcasters than a New Zealand one, for example.

The reason for England visiting Pakistan twice is because Pakistan had visited England three times in a row, in 2016, 2018 and 2020. FTP works in more or less reciprocal basis. So it makes sense that England are playing in Pak again.

New Zealand toured England both in 2021 and 2022, so thats why England are going to NZ again this year after touring just last year.

India visited Australia back to back in 2018 and 2020. Australia had visited India back to back in 2008 and 2010.

 

[centurymaker]

Each WTC a team play 6 series. For India, Aus and Eng, two series are fixed (against each other). So they have to rotate the remaining 6 nations over the 4 series, depending on FTP agreements and commitments. It is all driven by FTP. ICC is not making the schedule.

 

[PaulLennon]

This has come around quickly, but really looking forwards to it. The 6am starts here are decent too. If I can get myself to bed earlier than usually than can get a full session in on WFH days before starting work

Hard to see anything other than 3-0 England

India-NZ and Pak-Eng at the same time. Considering how I expect the two series to go, it's gonna be a really good month.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

This has come around quickly, but really looking forwards to it. The 6am starts here are decent too. If I can get myself to bed earlier than usually than can get a full session in on WFH days before starting work

Hard to see anything other than 3-0 England

We’re not looking in as good shape as 2 years ago tbf, would ecstatic with 3-0

 

[centurymaker]

2-0 / 2-1 seem more likely than 3-0 imo.

 

[PaulLennon]

We’re not looking in as good shape as 2 years ago tbf, would ecstatic with 3-0

Pakistan are also weaker than 2 years ago tbh.

 

[Howe_zat]

England's batting should go alright but we have nowhere near the seam bowling attack from two years ago.

 

[Molehill]

England's batting should go alright but we have nowhere near the seam bowling attack from two years ago.

It's a valid point. Anderson, Wood and Robinson took 25 wickets between them at about 20. There was no weak link at all.

Having said that, I think Atkinson and Potts could form a strong unit and our spin options look stronger than last time (Bashir being better than either Rehan/Jacks who supported Leach).

 

[mackembhoy]

It's a valid point. Anderson, Wood and Robinson took 25 wickets between them at about 20. There was no weak link at all.

Having said that, I think Atkinson and Potts could form a strong unit and our spin options look stronger than last time (Bashir being better than either Rehan/Jacks who supported Leach).

Potts doing well on the India A tour is a good sign for this one. I wasn't sure how he'd fare away from home.

Issue over the loss of the seam attack is aside from the 25/60 wickets they took.

They all went under 3 an over as well, which non of the spinners managed. Root was the most economical.

As our seam attack isn't as strong puts more pressure on the spinners now.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Potts doing well on the India A tour is a good sign for this one. I wasn't sure how he'd fare away from home.

Issue over the loss of the seam attack is aside from the 25/60 wickets they took.

They all went under 3 an over as well, which non of the spinners managed. Root was the most economical.

As our seam attack isn't as strong puts more pressure on the spinners now.

Your spinners are also inexperienced bar Leach

 

[Molehill]

Your spinners are also inexperienced bar Leach

Inexperienced yes, but Bashir took 17 wickets in India in 3 Tests. He won't be facing a batting unit as remotely as strong as that one in Pakistan.