England Test tour of Pakistan: Dates, venues, squads, history, how to watch & more

England's Test side will return to action against Pakistan in a three-match series in October.

After whitewashing the West Indies in July, England triumphed in a series against Sri Lanka but were dealt a lesson in their final match as they were emphatically beaten by the visitors at Lord's.

It was arguably one of the poorest performances of the Brendon McCullum era and England will be eager to atone against a Pakistan outfit in disarray following a damning series defeat to Bangladesh at the start of September.

Here's everything you need to know ahead of England's upcoming Test series against Pakistan.

England tour of Pakistan dates

England's tour of Pakistan will consist of three Test matches.

The first Test between Pakistan and England is scheduled for the 7th October and the series will conclude at the end of the month, with the third Test pencilled in to start on the 24th October.

• 1st Test: 7-11 October (06:30 BST start)
• 2nd Test: 15-19 October (06:30 BST start)
• 3rd Test: 24-28 October (06:30 BST start)

England tour of Pakistan venues

England's Test tour of Pakistan will comprise of two matches in Multan and one in Rawalpindi.

The second Test was initially set to be staged in Karachi. However, the Karachi National Stadium is currently undergoing redevelopment ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025.

• 1st Test: Multan International Cricket Stadium, Multan
• 2nd Test: Multan International Cricket Stadium, Multan
• 3rd Test: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

England squad for tour of Pakistan

Selectors have named a 17-man squad for the tour of Pakistan, with Jack Leach receiving a recall to the Test side and Brydon Carse in line to make his England debut.

There will be no Mark Wood in the Test series, with the fast bowler sustaining an elbow injury which will keep him out of action for the remainder of the year.

Uncapped Essex batter Jordan Cox is also in the squad at the expense of Dan Lawrence, while left-armer Josh Hull features after making his England bow in the third Test against Sri Lanka.

Chris Woakes will make his first overseas appearance since the tour of the Caribbean in March 2022.

England Test squad to tour Pakistan: Ben Stokes (capt), Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Josh Hull, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes.

How to watch Pakistan v England Test series & TV channel

On Wednesday 2nd October, it was announced that an agreement had been reached for the three-match Test series to be shown live in the UK.

Pakistan v England will be available to watch on Sky Sports Cricket.

Pakistan v England history

Test matches between the two nations date back to 1954, with England hosting Pakistan in a four-match Test series which concluded in a draw.

There have been a total of 26 Test series' since then, with the most recent seeing England complete a 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan at the end of 2022.

It was the first time Pakistan had hosted a Test series against England on home soil in 17 years, with the Shaheens previously opposing England in the United Arab Emirates in 2011 and 2015.

England have had the upper hand in recent Test encounters and haven't lost to Pakistan since 2018, where the visitors secured a nine-wicket win at Lord's.

Interestingly, of the 89 Test matches between the pair, 39 have ended in a draw. England have triumphed on 29 occasions, while Pakistan have been victorious in 21 matches.

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