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Rawalpindi, Nov 4: England's preparation for the three-test series against Pakistan got off to a confidence-boosting start when they defeated Patron's Eleven by an innings and 27 runs with more than a session's play on the last day still remaining

England are in command of their match against the Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's X1 in Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi, Nov 3: England's lower middle-order batsmen punished the Patron's Eleven bowlers to leave the tourists with victory chance in the four-day match being played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium

England emerged victorious by an innings and 27 runs from their four-day match against Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI in Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi, Nov 2: Half centuries by Graham Thorpe and Graeme Hick rescued England from a precarious 52 for three to 212 for four at stumps on the second day of the four-day match against the Patron's Eleven at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday

White: brilliant century for England Photo © CricInfo Ltd

Rawalpindi, Nov 1: The Patron's XI had reached 188 for five at stumps on an agonizing first day's play in the four-day match against England at the Pindi Stadium in which the standard of cricket left much to be desired

A timely century partnership between Graham Thorpe and Graeme Hick revived England's innings after the Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI had claimed three quick wickets on the second day of the match in Rawalpindi

A young Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's X1, which included just one batsman of Test status - the captain, Mohammad Wasim - reached 188 for 5 by close of play on the first day of their four-day match against England