Pakistan vs England 1st Test Match: Pakistan cricket team vs England national team The first match of the three-Test series will be played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan from 7 October (Monday). Pakistan is entering this series after a crushing defeat in the Test series against Bangladesh. Pakistan has not yet been able to register a win under the captaincy of Shan Masood, so this series is important for their future.

Both teams will be desperate to get off to a blistering start to gain crucial WTC points. It is expected to be an exciting series, with England expected to come out in full force with their bazball strategy.

PAK vs ENG Head-to-Head in Tests
In the history of Test cricket, Pakistan and England have clashed in 89 matches so far. Out of which England has won 29 matches. Whereas Pakistan has given a tough fight by winning 21 matches. At the same time, 39 Test matches between the two have been drawn. The last time the two teams clashed was in 2022 where England won the Test series 3-0 over Pakistan.

PAK vs ENG 1st Test Playing XIs
Both Pakistan and England have announced their playing 11 a day before the start of the first Test on Monday.

Pakistan Playing XI - Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmad.

England Playing XI - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.

PAK vs ENG 1st Test Pitch Report
The surface at Multan Cricket Stadium offers a batting-friendly surface in red-ball cricket and fans can expect a high-scoring match. There will be very little movement on the ball and batters can expect a flat wicket throughout five days. Fast bowlers will likely get some help with a new ball in the early stages but it will be a batters' game in the first Test.

Match Timing (IST)
The first test match between England cricket team and Pakistan cricket team will be played on 7 October (Monday) at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan at 10:30 am Indian time (IST). The toss will be held at 10:00 PM.

Broadcast and Streaming Details
No one has the broadcasting rights of the Pakistan vs England Test series. Due to which fans will not be able to watch this match on TV. However, live streaming of Pakistan vs England match in India will be available on the FanCode app and website. Where fans will be able to watch the live streaming of this match online.

Joe Root Could Achieve Historical Milestone
Former England captain and legendary batsman Joe Root has a golden opportunity to create history in the first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England. Joe Root is the highest run-scorer in the World Test Championship. Joe Root has played 58 Test matches in the World Test Championship from 2019 to 2024. Joe Root has scored the most runs (4973) in 106 innings. During this period, 16 centuries and 20 half-centuries have come from Joe Root's bat.

Joe Root will become the first batsman to score 5000 runs in the World Test Championship as soon as he scores 27 more runs. Australia's batsman Marnus Labuschagne is at number two in this list. But Marnus Labuschagne is 1000 runs behind Joe Root.