Encounters between Pakistan and England have rarely lacked for drama, controversy and incident. Cricinfo charts a troubled 51-year relationship, leaving out only two series - those in 1971 and 1996 - that went off without any trouble

Pakistan's reckless crackpot may have found his greatest inspiration as patience and trust are belatedly invested in him. Shahid Afridi could do his most severe damage yet. By Osman Samiuddin

Twenty20 is the centrepiece of an ambitious revamp of Pakistan's domestic game

From five years ago, England will find a changed Kaneria. He has improved, sharply in the last year, and unsurprisingly, for a successful legspinner, he doesn't lack for confidence. In his breakthrough series last year against Australia - 15 wickets and R

Pakistan's choice of picking five spinners, for the series against England, will make the headlines but choosing only one specialist opener leaves one stumped, writes Osman Samuiddin

Over a year into his tenure, Bob Woolmer talks to Cricinfo about what he has achieved, what he wants to achieve, England and, of course, Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan's obsession with Shoaib Akhtar's fitness and commitment, increasingly a pre-series ritual, has once again got underway

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan talks to Cricinfo

Pakistan will be looking to their middle-order in a bid to resolve their opening conundrum

Everything that needs to be said about Shoaib Akhtar has already been said. And broadcast. And written. Many times over

Inzamam-ul-Haq's middling record against Australia - he averages a fraction over 34 - is held against him when any definitive, conclusive analysis is done of his place in a pantheon of the most successful modern-day batsmen

Yousuf Youhana's conversion to Islam and a new identity - Mohammad Yousuf - illustrates the growing phenomenon of faith within the Pakistan team

If Shane Warne is widely acknowledged to have made legspin fashionable again in the 1990s, Abdul Qadir took the first step of making it acceptable in the '80s

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) might soon appoint a paid selection committee

Osman Samiuddin on the World XI squads to face Australia in the Super Series

Reverse swing is playing a huge role in the current Ashes series and experts are analysing every aspect of the art. What's all the fuss about

Rashid Latif has become a mediator in the long-running dispute between Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan will officially voice its concerns over the increasing workload on international players

Shaharyar Khan talks to Wisden Cricinfo about his time in charge, the domestic game, Bob Woolmer and the future of Pakistan cricket

Imran Khan has said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was at fault in the way it handled the ECB's refusal to play more than one ODI in Karachi