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England vs Pakistan 2nd test playing 11, and Southampton weather forecast

Zak Crawley is expected to fill Stokes' spot in the England playing 11. Meanwhile, Pakistan may drop leggie Shadab Khan for pacer Sohail Khan

Eng vs Pak 2nd Test: Stokes-less hosts look to clinch series in Southampton

England is leading the series 1-0 following after thrilling 3-wicket win in first Test in Manchester and the stunning comeback has firmly put momentum in hosts' favour going into the Southampton Test

Pak vs Eng 1st test highlights: Woakes's batting heroics powers Eng to win

Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler played knocks of 84 and 75 respectively as England gained an improbable three-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test of the three-match series

Pak vs Eng 1st Test highlights: Bowlers bring hosts back in game on Day 3

Pakistan have taken a 244-run lead over England on day three of the first Test in Manchester

Eng vs Pak 1st Test: Babar's drives are not connecting, feels Ramiz Raja

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja feels star batsman Babar Azam needs to iron out a few technical flaws in his game.

Eng vs Pak 1st Test highlights: Babar helps Pakistan post 139-2 on day 1

Pakistan's Babar Azam reached a half-century on a rain-affected first day of the opening test against England with the tourists reaching 139-2 at stumps

If this was Kohli, everyone would be talking: Hussain on Babar's innings

Hussain stated Babar is already at the same level as India skipper Virat Kohli and Australia batsman Steve Smith and urged for more attention towards the Pakistan star

Eng vs Pak, 1st Test: Babar Azam hits fifty; Pakistan 121-2 at tea

After being invited to bowl first by visiting captain Azhar Ali, the hosts will have been happy with a lunch score of 53-2 Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes with a wicket apiece

Babar Azam key to Pakistan's success in Tests vs England: Nasser Hussain

The first Test of the series will be played at the Ageas Bowl and Hussain stated Pakistan has a good bowling attack like the West Indies, but its better batting line-up makes them a formidable team

England vs Pakistan 1st Test: Pak win toss, elect to bat at Manchester

England have recently won the three-match Test series against West Indies by 2-1 at home conditions

England vs Pakistan 1st Test playing 11, live streaming, match timing

England vs Pakistan 1st Test match will be telecast live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD with English commentary. Check playing 11, match timings and Manchester weather report here

Crucial ICC World Test Championship points in offing during Eng-Pak series

England and Pakistan cricketers will be eager to improve their rankings when the two teams clash in a series involving three Tests starting Wednesday at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Eng vs Pak: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam aim to make progress in ICC Test rankings

Babar Azam is currently sixth after having occupied a career-high fifth place in February

Shoaib Akhtar questions decision to appoint Younis as Pak's batting coach

Younis Khan has wrongly been made batting coach, he should be training players in the National Academy with Mohammad Yousuf as the Pakistan batting coach, says Akhtar

ICC ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma maintain top two spots

Jasprit Bumrah stayed put in second place among bowlers

Inzamam throws weight behind Babar Azam to do well in all formats

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has backed rising star Babar Azam, saying the Pakistan white-ball skipper has the numbers to back him amid constant comparisons with Virat Kohli.

Want to be compared with Pakistan players instead of Kohli: Babar Azam

Talented batsman Babar Azam has insisted he doesn't want to be compared with Indian skipper Virat Kohli but instead with legendary Pakistan batsmen like Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq.

People will expect more from Babar in Tests due to his ODI captaincy: Abid

Pakistan opener Abid Ali has heaped praise on white-ball skipper Babar Azam and stated that his calming persona helped him during his initial days in the national team

Covid-19: PCB shortlists 20 players for Eng tour; to leave for UK on Sunday

PCB named the squad which will be led by Azhar Ali and Babar Azam will be the deputy for the Test matches

Babar Azam is Pakistan's future captain in all three formats: PCB CEO

Azam was named Pakistan's T20 skipper while Azhar Ali was appointed as Test captain after Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked in October last year