Islamabad, July 8 -- Pakistan men's national cricket team have started their preparations for the Test and T20I series against England with a twoday inter-squad scenario-based practice match played on July 5- 6 in Worcester. The Pakistan Test captain, Azhar Ali, is optimistic that his players will be ready for the challenge when the series arrives.

"Both batsmen and bowlers have adapted to the conditions.

The wind was troubling the bowlers initially but they overcame it, which was heartening. Definitely, the players are going to need some time to adjust. Despite the break, they are in good shape which is a positive sign for us," said Azhar.

"All the batsmen batted quite well especially Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq and Abid Ali seemed in total...