The

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toured Pakistan in September and October 2022 to play seven

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(T20I) matches as a preparatory series before the

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. The English team returned to Pakistan in December 2022 to play three

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. The Test matches formed part of the

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. In November 2021, Tom Harrison, the Chief Executive of the

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(ECB), flew to Pakistan to repair the relationship between the ECB and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after England's planned tour to Pakistan in October 2021 was cancelled. After positive talks, the original tour itinerary of five T20I matches was increased to seven. The T20Is were scheduled to be played first, with the Test matches taking place following the

in Australia. In April 2022, the

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(PCB) confirmed that the series would be taking place. In July 2022, the PCB's Chairman

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said that the T20I matches would be likely to take place in

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and

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. The details of the T20I series was confirmed on 2 August 2022. The itinerary for the Test series was later announced on 22 August 2022. A total of 189,595 spectators watched the T20I leg of the series, at a 97.35% crowd attendance, making it the highest-attended series in Pakistan cricket history. On 16 December 2022, Pakistan's

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announced that he would retire from Test cricket following the completion of the Test series. England won the Test series 3–0, to become the first team to claim a clean sweep in a three-match series in Pakistan. This was also only the fourth time that England had taken a clean sweep in any away series of three Tests or more.

Squads

The ECB announced that

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would miss the opening matches of the T20I series due to a calf injury, with

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standing in as captain.

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was later added to the T20I squad. On 30 September, Pakistan's Naseem Shah was ruled out of the remainder of the T20I series due to

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positive result, with playing the first match only.

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was added to England's Test squad on 23 November. England's

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was ruled out of last two tests after sustaining a right knee injury during the first Test. On 5 December, Pakistan's

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was ruled out of the remainder of the Test series, having sustained a quad injury in the first Test.

Warm-up match

Before the Test series,

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played a three-day warm-up match against England Lions in

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T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

4th T20I

5th T20I

6th T20I

7th T20I

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo (T20Is)

Series home at ESPNcricinfo (Tests)
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