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Pakistan’s Test team coach says his side are ready to turn the tide and challenge England in hot conditions.

A little over a month after their historic first Test cricket series loss against Bangladesh, Pakistan are set to host a traditionally tougher opponent, England, in a three-match cricket home series from Monday.

The last time England toured Pakistan in 2022, they returned with a 3-0 whitewash in the bag and with the so-called Bazball era – originating from the type of attacking cricket they play under coach Brendon McCullum – on the rise.

While the English team continues its bold new voyage, Pakistan cricket finds itself under familiar clouds of gloom and doom after a string of abysmal results and a change of leadership.

Former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie has been tasked with changing the fortunes of Pakistan’s Test side as its head coach, but a 2-0 home series defeat against Bangladesh dashed hopes of an immediate reversal in fortunes.

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