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Anderson goes past Pollock, Botham

Stats highlights from first day of the third Test between Pakistan and England in Sharjah.

01-Nov-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Misbah 71 resists England attack

01-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Captain Cook enjoys the learning curve

There have been numerous tough times in the past but England look increasingly comfortable under the captaincy of Alastair Cook

31-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Sharjah

Build it in the desert and they'll come

Cricket in Sharjah has a long and colourful history, and the future doesn't look set to be much different

31-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Taylor's long exile set to end

It is more than three years since James Taylor's bizarre Test introduction but it seems England are finally about to give him another chance

29-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Sharjah

'Why can't I play for another five years?'

In May, James Anderson became the first England bowler to take 400 Test wickets but a side injury which forced him to miss the final two Ashes Tests raised questions as to how much longer he would play. At 33, he still feels he has plenty left in the tank

29-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Dubai

How should England shuffle their pack?

How do England mask their flaws and make the most of their assets in the make-or-break third Test? ESPNcricinfo assesses the options

28-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Sharjah

Rashid's defiance masks middle-order flaws

England have secured some heart-stopping draws in recent history and nearly did it again, but this time they were facing a world-class legspinner

26-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Dubai

Veteran Zulfiqar refuses to fade away

Zulfiqar Babar defied those questioning his place in the team with just the sort of reliable performance his captain required

26-Oct-2015•Umar Farooq in Dubai

England's heroic rearguard, Pakistan's stellar record

Stats highlights from a gripping final day in Dubai

26-Oct-2015•S Rajesh

Rashid resistance in vain as Pakistan seal thriller

26-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Younis braced for England resistance

Younis Khan, Pakistan's fourth-day centurion, believes his side will have to fight hard to secure victory in the second Test in Dubai, despite sweeping England aside with little resistance in the first innings

25-Oct-2015•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Moeen's mow reopens opener's debate

There are no two ways about it, the shot that Moeen Ali played at the beginning of the second innings - as England set out on the task of batting 144 overs to save a Test - was horrid

25-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Dubai

Younis enters top ten, Root passes Fletcher

Stats highlights from the fourth day's play in Dubai, where Younis Khan hit yet another Test hundred

25-Oct-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Root digs in after Younis hundred

25-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pakistan's prolific pair, and Anderson's bunny

Stats highlights from a Pakistan-dominated third day in Dubai

24-Oct-2015•S Rajesh

England's rookies fail their test of mettle

This was a defining day. There was no Alastair Cook to marshal the batting. England's youthful middle order had the chance to seize a Test match that was perfectly balanced. Within a session it had gone horribly wrong

24-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Dubai

Wahab brings the fire, Misbah and Younis the ice

24-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mushtaq bemoans Pakistan's sorry tail

No batting line-up has amassed more runs at a better average than Pakistan's in the past 18 months, but no other team has fielded a weaker tail

23-Oct-2015•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Resolute Root lives up to his billing

At the end of another day in which England went toe-to-toe with Pakistan, Joe Root was shaping as the pivotal batsman in this match

23-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Dubai

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