England
\nEngland captain Ben Stokes is optimistic about the upcoming three-match Test series against Pakistan later in December.
\nThe 31-year-old is looking forward to the challenge posed by the subcontinent\u2019s conditions, especially given the various pitch types.
\n\u201cI\u2019m very excited,\u201d Stokes was quoted as saying by The National. \u201cThe summer went really well for us in conditions that I know, and we all know as a team, so it\u2019s exciting to come away somewhere completely different in sub-continent conditions where whatever team tours finds it very difficult. It\u2019s going to be completely different to the summer.\u201d
\nEngland held a red-ball camp in Abu Dhabi for a week before the series against the Men in Green for a crucial clash as this series is important for both teams for their chance to qualify for the ICC World Test championship final.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got everything available to us,\u201d he added. \u201cThe nets out back have different types of surfaces because we\u2019re not quite sure what we\u2019ll get in Pakistan in terms of wickets.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve been lucky to have some wickets that do a bit and some wickets that are a bit drier to help the lads prepare for the challenges that the spinners will present, so it\u2019s been really good,\u201d he further stated.
\nStokes, who has played 86 Tests for England, also praised the Abu Dhabi facilities.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve been very spoilt. The facilities here are of one of the highest quality that I can remember since being out here,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got the amazing net facilities out the back and then with all the squares, to be able to have a practice game between the Test team and the Lions has been really good so hopefully we can come back here in the future as well,\u201d he added.
\nThe historic three-match series between Pakistan and England will be played from December 1 to 21 in Rawalpindi, Multan, and Karachi, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
England England captain Ben Stokes is optimistic about the upcoming three-match Test series against Pakistan later in December. The 31-year-old is looking forward to the challenge posed by the subcontinent\u2019s conditions, especially given the various pitch types. \u201cI\u2019m very excited,\u201d Stokes was quoted as saying by The National. \u201cThe summer went really well for us […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-297708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n