Shan Masood likely to be retained PAK captain for Test series against ENG

Pakistan's Shan Masood is likely to be retained captain for the upcoming home Test series against England, while Babar Azam is also assured of keeping his white-ball captaincy when the team flies to Australia and South Africa later this year.

England are set to arrive in Pakistan on October 3 for a three-Test series beginning in Multan on October 7, with the Pakistan Cricket Board selectors expected to announce the Test squad after the Champions Cup final on Sunday.

Masood, under whose captaincy Pakistan has lost all five Tests, will be holding discussions with head coach Jason Gillespie and national selectors, Muhammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq, in Faisalabad this week to decide the plan for the England series.

The last time England came to Pakistan during the 2022/23 season, they white-washed the Babar Azam-led side 3-0.

According to a source, not many changes are expected in the Test squad that lost the series against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi 0-2.

"While white-ball head coach, Gar