Cricket News sort by Pakistan tour of England, 2021

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has thrown his weight behind the current team despite their 0-3 whitewash in England. Pakistan went into the ODI series as favourites after England had to replace their entire squad days before the series after seven members of the original contingent tested COVID-19 positive. Ben Stokes was named captain for the series, which saw five England debutants in the first one-dayer.

Stand-in England captain Ben Stokes has admitted that he has been surprised at how well a team chosen at the last moment for the ODI series against Pakistan has performed in the first two matches. England were forced to select a whole new team for the one-day series after seven members of the original contingent tested positive for COVID-19.