[Lord Snooty]

Not watched much of the three tests but it sounds very much like the last tour over there. Three matches we were in contention to win but lost. This time we have improved by drawing the first test. 

Thingy whatsisface, the coach who's name I've forgotten, says there are places up for grabs. Well the next test match starts on Boxing Day in South Africa. Where are these players supposed to prove their worth?

I think it's time for Ding Dong to hang his boots up. Moeen Ali should go back down the order. Can't see Patel or Rashid ever playing for the England test team again.

So who comes in? Plunkett and Willey have to go on the next tour. And why isn't Jack Brooks ever mentioned as an England player? Is Jason Roy ready for a step up to tests? Is Sam Billings a good enough wicketkeeper/batsman? It appears that neither Butthead or Bairstow are. 

As for the future, Yorkshire schoolboy Matthew Fisher could be the surprise call up next summer.

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Bayliss. Trevor Bayliss. Just came to me now. 

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Pakistan 234 & 355

England 306 & 156 
Pakistan won by 127 runs

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September

30 England arrive in UAE

October
5-6 v Pakistan A, Sharjah (07:00 BST) - Match drawn Scorecard
8-9 v Pakistan A, Sharjah (07:00 BST) - Match drawn Scorecard
13-17 1st Test, Abu Dhabi (07:00 BST) - Match drawn Scorecard
22-26 2nd Test, Dubai (07:00 BST) - Pakistan won by 178 runs Scorecard

November
1-5 3rd Test, Sharjah (06:00 GMT) - Pakistan won by 127 runs Scorecard
8 One-day practice match (v Hong Kong), Abu Dhabi
11 1st ODI, Abu Dhabi (d/n) (11:00 GMT)
13 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi (d/n) (11:00 GMT)
17 3rd ODI, Sharjah (d/n) (11:00 GMT)
20 4th ODI, Dubai (d/n) (11:00 GMT)
23 v UAE XI (Twenty20), Abu Dhabi
26 1st Twenty20 international, Dubai (d/n) (16:00 GMT)
27 2nd Twenty20 international, Dubai (d/n) (16:00 GMT)
30 3rd Twenty20 international, Sharjah (d/n) (16:00 GMT)