Pakistan tour of England 2018

England will host Pakistan in a two-match Test series. The first Test starts on May 24 at Lord’s while the second and last Test will be played at Headingley, Leeds from June 01 onwards. England will be looking for some much-needed home comfort after recent winless Test tours of Australia and New Zealand extended their poor away record in cricket\'s longest format to 13 matches without a victory. Pakistan, by contrast, enters this two-match campaign on the back of a morale-boosting five-wicket win over Test debutants Ireland at Malahide last week.

Meanwhile, England would be looking to close in on fourth-placed New Zealand in the ICC Test Team Rankings as well. Pakistan, on the other hand, could overtake England if they pull off victories in both matches. A 2-0 win for England will lift them to 101 points and within one point of New Zealand, with Pakistan losing six points with such a verdict and slipping to 81. A 1-0 series win will see England gain one point and reach 99 while Pakistan will be on 83 points, four points below their present tally of 87 points.

A drawn series will see England lose one point and Pakistan gain one point, while Pakistan will improve substantially if they win the series. A 1-0 series win will lift Pakistan by six points to 93 points and just one point below England while a 2-0 result will see them overtake England to reach 95 points.