Andrew Miller

When preparing for every new Test, England's mantra is invariably one of "controlling the controllables" - and against a team as volatile as Pakistan, that's generally a wise approach

England's coach, Andy Flower, has singled out the batting performances of Eoin Morgan and Matt Prior following the team's 354-run victory over Pakistan in the first Test at Trent Bridge

Kevin Pietersen's ongoing struggle for form remains England's single biggest concern following a thumping 354-run victory over Pakistan at Trent Bridge

In the end, resistance was brief and futile. With James Anderson unplayable and England's slip cordon on fire, Pakistan shed seven wickets in the morning session to crumble to a miserable 80 all out

Matt Prior has had a rough time of it of late, so his superb, fighting 102 not out was quite a statement of intent

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge

Pakistan's struggles with the Umpire Decision Review System continued on the second day at Trent Bridge, as they once again found themselves uncertain of how to use the technology to their advantage

The second day at Trent Bridge was James Anderson's 28th birthday, and it began for him in a somewhat lugubrious fashion

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge

Eoin Morgan's impact on the first day at Trent Bridge was so emphatic, at times you wondered what all the pre-match fuss had been about

After the high of Headingley, Pakistan's new-found confidence took something of a battering on the first day at Trent Bridge, as a combination of missed chances, squandered reviews and a double-hundred partnership between Eoin Morgan and Paul Collingwood

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge

Andrew Strauss's captaincy career comes full circle when the first Test gets underway on Thursday morning, as he resumes his rivalry with the team he took on while standing in for Andrew Flintoff in the tempestuous summer of 2006.

It's never dull when the Pakistanis are in town, and anyone who dares to treat these matches as nothing more than an Ashes appetiser might well find themselves too full to move by the end of it

Mushtaq Ahmed, England's spin bowling coach, believes that Graeme Swann has "changed the game" in bringing an attacking outlook back to offspin bowling

Despite the poor turnouts, the Pakistan-Australia series was a success, and it serves as an invitation to other English grounds to get behind the concept

Pakistan's long, long wait for a Test victory over Australia finally came to an end amid scenes of excruciating tension on the fourth morning at Headingley

Mohammad Aamer produced another precocious spell of fast and aggressive swing bowling to nip Australia's second-innings revival in the bud on the third morning at Headingley

Pakistan's stalwart Salman Butt suffered an aberration against the part-time spin of Marcus North, and was stumped down the leg side for 92, as Australia overcame an anxious first hour on the fourth day at Lord's to claim three important wickets in their

Teams facing the prospect of a world-record run-chase generally find themselves praying for rain at some stage of the proceedings, but Pakistan have never been the most conventional of outfits