England in West Indies.
T20s 2014 Lost 2-1.
ODIs 2014 Won 2-1.
Tests 2015 Drew 1-1 (carryover).

England in Sri Lanka.
Tests 2012 Drew 1-1.
ODIs 2014 Lost 5-2 (carryover).

Michael Clarke Led Australia to World T20 2010 final. (12 teams)
Michael Clarke Led Australia to World Cup glory 2015. (14 teams)

Josh Hazlewood MOM in 2010 U19CWC Final vs Pakistan.
Josh Hazlewood MOM in 2015 CWC QF vs Pakistan.

NZ beat WI in 2012 U19CWC QF.
NZ beat WI in 2015 CWC QF.

This Test reminded me of Guyana 2011.

England not making QFs is significantly worse than losing the Ashes 5-0.

Next time England are abroad. Emirates.

2013/14 Winter for England

vs Australia

Lost Ashes 5-0
Lost ODIs 4-1
Lost T20s 3-0

vs West Indies

Won ODIs 2-1
Lost T20s 2-1

World T20

Lost to New Zealand, South Africa and Netherlands. Beat Sri Lanka.

2014/15

Lost 5-2 in Sri Lanka ODIs

Lost 3-0 vs Australia in tri series.
Beat India 2-0 in tri series.

World Cup

Lost to every Test playing nation. 4/4.

West Indies Tests

Drew 1-1

With future ODI tournaments in England in 2017 & 2019. These ODI series teams like NZ & Aus play in England this summer do carry some added significance and some context. Not totally meaningless after the Tests are done as the obvious main part of the tour with this being an Ashes summer. Of course the Ashes themselves and the build up to it.

2 years before the last one. 2 years before the next.

Why is it happening in England again?

1) Replaces proposed ICC Test Championship. A format was considered unworkable.
2) 2013 was a huge success.
3) June 2017 is the available window - not suitable for many better countries than England.
4) Big 3 has taken over cricket. Such Events can only be in India, England or Australia (2015-2023).

Most Finals in this comp

Ind = 3
WI = 3
Aus = 2
NZ = 2
Eng = 2
SA = 1
SL = 1
Pak = 0

Previous Ones in England 

West Indies won it in 2004 in England.
India won it in 2013 in England.
Both defeating the host nation in the final.
Both won it from the jaws of defeat.

Irony

Pak would have qualified for the 2017 Test Championship based on current Test ranking. Only 4 teams.

Pak are struggling to qualify for the 2017 ODI event based on current ODI ranking. 8 team event.

1999 - Last time New Zealand won a Test series in England or a Test Match for that matter.

Pakistan in England For Test Cricket

1954 - Test win at the Oval
1962 - didn't win
1967 - didn't win
1971 - didn't win
1974 - didn't win
1978 - didn't win
1982 - Test win at Lords

1987 - Won 1-0 (5)
1992 - Won 2-1 (5)
1996 - Won 2-0 (3)

2001 - Drew 1-1 (2)
2006 - Lost 3-0 (4)
2010 - Lost 3-1 (4)

Pakistan in England for ICC Events

1975 - First round
1979 - Semis
1983 - Semis
1999 - Finalists

2004 - Semis
2009 - Winners
2013 - First round

Most Test Wins by a Pakistan Captain vs Most Test Wins by a Bangladesh Captain.
3-3 from 8 series. Series record outside UAE. 6-7 in match terms. 3 draws.

28th April at Barbados

2007. CWC Final.
2011. Misbah MOM as Pakistan seal ODI series win.

Top 8 ODI Achievements of his

1) Asia Cup victory 2012
2) Beating Sri Lanka 4-1 in 2011
3) Beat India 2-1 in 2012/13
4) Beat Bangladesh 3-0 in 2011
5) Beat West Indies 3-1 in 2013
6) Beat Sri Lanka 3-2 in 2013
7) Beat South Africa 2-1 in 2013
8) Asia Cup finalists 2014

Top away Test Achievements

1) Beat New Zealand in New Zealand 2011
2) Drawn away vs West Indies 2011
3) Drew two Tests in Sri Lanka 2012
4) Won one off Test Match in Zimbabwe 2011
5) Won 2-0 vs Bangladesh 2011
6) Drew 1-1 vs Zimbabwe 2013

How good a captain is he?

Successful Test Captain in UAE - leading Pakistan in exile.
Successful Captain in Asia Cup tournaments (ODIs) - a tournament where Pakistan have been poor.
Generally clinical vs minnows and associates (27-2 record vs teams outside the top 8 across all).
Successful domestic captain across all formats.
Suitable vice captain of the Pakistan side in the past.

But no outstanding teams results in:
High Profile Overseas Test Series.
ICC Events.
However, at least he individually performed in them.

Misbah - Top Scoring for Pakistan in ODIs

Highlighted = ICC Events

2011

vs NZ 1st game
vs NZ 4th game
vs Sri Lanka
vs India
vs WI 1st ODI
vs WI 3rd ODI
vs SL 5th ODI

2012 - none

2013

vs Ind 3rd ODI
vs SA 1st ODI
vs SA 2nd ODI
vs Scotland
vs West Indies
vs South Africa
vs West Indies 3rd ODI
vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI
vs Zimbabwe 3rd ODI
vs South Africa 4th ODI
vs South Africa 3rd ODI
vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI

2014 - none

2015

vs India
vs Zimbabwe
vs South Africa

Finishing Games

2011

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/473926.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/489213.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/489214.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/489215.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/507995.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/523731.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/engine/match/530432.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/538069.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/538073.html

2012

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/545656.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/engine/current/match/535796.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/571146.html

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/474/474056.html

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/474/474061.html

2013

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/567369.html

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/524/524601.html

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/541/541257.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/engine/current/match/634964.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/645641.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/caribbean-premier-league-2013/engine/match/635221.html

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/649087.html

2014

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/657651.html

2015

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/current/match/806135.html

Pakistan won 7 ODI series in a row in 2011-2012

Pakistan have lost 5 ODI series in a row 2014-15

1) Test Cricket
2) ICC Events
3) Pakistan internationals
4) First Class Cricket
5) U19 ODIs
6) T20 leagues
7) Associate cricket
8) Womens Cricket
9) Club and exhibition cricket

World T20
Women's World T20
World T20 Qualifier

World T20
Women's World T20
World T20 Qualifier
Champions League
County T20

Champions League
County T20
Faysal Bank Super 8s
Faysal Bank T20 full
IPL

Pakistan vs England
Tournaments in England
Cricket at London venues
Cricket from England, South Africa and New Zealand
Sky Sports Cricket

England games
County games
ICC Events
The stuff Athers and Nas cover

Sky Sports
Star Sports
Channel 9
Sky NZ
TMS
The top broadcasters when they cover

Players you like

Commentators you like

The big 5 Test Series
England vs Australia
Pakistan vs England
Pakistan vs India
Pakistan vs West Indies
England vs South Africa

.................

World Cup
Women's World Cup
Under 19 World Cup

World Cup
Champions Trophy
World T20

World Cup
U19 World Cup
Champions Trophy
Asia Cup

World Cup
Champions Trophy
World T20
U19 World Cup
Asia Cup
Women's World T20
Women's World Cup
World T20 Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Asian Test Championship
HAS BEEN

World Cup
Champions Trophy
World T20
U19 World Cup
Asia Cup
Women's World T20
Women's World Cup
World T20 Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Test Championship (scrapped now)
IS

World Cup
Champions Trophy
World T20
U19 World Cup
Asia Cup
Women's World T20
Women's World Cup
World T20 Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Asia Cup Knockout
Test League
Test Championship
SHOULD BE

World Cup
Champions Trophy
World T20
U19 World Cup
Asia Cup

Test Number 1
World Cup
World T20

Ashes. World Cup. World T20.

World Cup
Champions Trophy
World T20
U19 World Cup
Asia Cup
Women's World T20
Women's World Cup
World T20 Qualifier
Asian Test Championship
Test rankings
Player rankings
ICC Awards
(think boycott)

World Cup
Champions Trophy
ODI rankings

World Cup
World T20

........

IPL
CLT20

World Cup Qualifier
World T20 Qualifier
Intercontinental Cup

World Cup
Champions Trophy

World Cup
Champions Trophy
Women's World Cup
Ones every 4 years

.............

Favourite Formats

1) Test Cricket
2) ICC Events
3) T20 series
4) ODI series

For players

1) Test Cricket
2) ICC Events
3) Other Internationals
4) First Class Cricket
5) T20 Leagues
6) List A Cricket

1) High Profile Test Series
2) International Tournaments
3) Low Profile Test Series
4) High Profile ODI Series
5) High Profile T20 Series
6) Low Profile T20 Series
7) Low Profile ODI Series

.................

Favourite of the Big 5

1) World Cup (if a good competition format)
2) U19 World Cup - has a USP, under-age cricket
3) Asia Cup - has a USP, continent trophy
4) Champions Trophy (this becomes no1 in absence of good World Cup format)
5) World T20 - pinnacle of international T20 but I prefer 50 over tournaments like the above 4

Misbah's Captaincy By Season - POSITIVES

2010/11

Drawn Test series vs South Africa
Won Test series in New Zealand

2011 Summer

Drew Test series in West Indies
Won ODIs in Ireland

2011/12

Beat Zimbabwe in all 3 formats
Beat Sri Lanka in all 3 formats
Beat Bangladesh in all 3 formats
Beat England 3-0 in Tests
Won Asia Cup

2012 Summer

Drew 2 Tests in Sri Lanka
Lost 2-1 vs Australia in ODIs

2012/13

Reached Faysal Bank T20 final (14 teams)
Beat India in ODIs
Lost 3-2 in South Africa ODIs
Won the domestic treble

2013 Summer

Beat Scotland and Ireland in ODIs
Beat West Indies in ODIs
Beat Zimbabwe in ODIs

2013/14

Drew Test series vs South Africa
Won ODI series in South Africa
Won ODI series vs Sri Lanka
Drew Test series vs Sri Lanka
Reached domestic T20 final
Reached Asia Cup final
Won Presidents Trophy

2014/15

Beat Australia in Tests
Drew New Zealand in Tests
Won 2 World Cup warm ups
Won 4 in a row at the World Cup