Collingwood: 'Our main goal in Pakistan will be to win 3-0'

Paul Collingwood has insisted England can achieve a 3-0 whitewash in the forthcoming Test series in Pakistan. England fly to Pakistan today, and play a warm-up match against a Patron's XI at Rawalpindi on October 31.

"That's our goal," Collingwood told BBC Sport. "We're looking at things to achieve and going to Pakistan and India we want to win these series. Whether we win them 2-1, 1-0 we're going to be happy to win the series but I certainly think our main goal in Pakistan will be to win 3-0."

England last toured Pakistan in 2000-01 under the captaincy of Nasser Hussain. After two draws in the first two Tests, England clung on in the gloom to achieve their first series victory on Pakistani soil since 1961-62. Ashley Giles and Marcus Trescothick are the only two survivors from that win at Karachi - although Andrew Flintoff, Michael Vaughan and Matthew Hoggard all toured with the side.

Even though England's triumphant summer has heightened the expectations of the team, Collingwood was quick to warn against complacency: "It's a major challenge but everybody is looking forward to it. There are not many players in the squad who have experienced the subcontinent but this is a very good side and players can adapt very quickly."

The first Test starts on November 12 at Multan, followed by two more Tests and a five-match one-day series.