Former pacer Stuart Broad reckons England will have the upper hand in the upcoming PAK vs ENG series. The three-match Test series will get underway from October 7 in Multan. Ahead of the 1st Test, the England veteran has claimed that Pakistan would be the perfect place for England to execute the Bazball approach.
Stuart Broad picks England as favourites in PAK vs ENG series
Ahead of the series, Broad backed the aggressive Bazball approach to do wonders in Pakistan. The former pacer pointed out that the England batters weren’t afraid of taking on spin bowlers and stressed for the need to play fast-paced cricket in sub-continental conditions to get the desired results. The famed approach of Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes failed to work when England visited India earlier this year and were handed a series defeat. Additionally, Broad pointed out that Pakistan was struggling to play good cricket at the moment.
“Pakistan have not been playing the best cricket. They’ve been struggling, so England should see that as a positive and go there trying to apply pressure to that team as soon as they possibly can,” said Broad.
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Pakistan also don’t have good memories of facing England at home as they were whitewashed 0-3, the last time they faced them in December 2022 which was their first series whitewash at home.
Pakistan have not managed to win a Test series so far in 2024. First, they faced a series defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the first half of the year. While their woes compunded with miserable performances in white-ball cricket, the condition only worsened for the side recently. Shan Masood and co. were handed a 2-0 historic series defeat by Bangladesh in their own backyard. Pakistan have played ten consecutive Tests on their home soil without registering a win having lost six matches and drawn four
