Woolmer confident ahead of England tour

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, is confident that his team will be tough to beat on their tour of England beginning in July.

Pakistan have not lost a series in England since 1982 and when England toured Pakistan in December 2005, they lost the Test series 2-0 and the ODIs 3-2.

"Before they left [Pakistan], England said 'Wait till we get you in English conditions', but we will do our best to meet a tougher challenge," Woolmer told BBC Sport. "We know it's not going to be easy playing England in their backyard, but we'll give them a run for their money."

Both England and Pakistan have potent pace attacks and Woolmer expected them to have a huge role in the series. "There will certainly be an element of that as both teams have good pace attacks," said Woolmer.

"Perhaps it will boil down to who bats and catches better. By hiring [Jonty] Rhodes to help with fielding we are acknowledging that there is room for improvement in fielding in the team. A lot will depend on the pitches we play on and the overhead conditions and of course how quickly we can adapt to the pitches with bat and ball."