WHY THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

THEY are struggling on the road but England have a great record in the first Test of the year on home soil. Not since a nine-wicket loss to the West Indies in 1995 have England started their summer with defeat.. .

RECORD IN FIRST HOME TESTS SINCE 1995

P.S. BUT England have a poor recent record against Pakistan at Lord’s, losing three of their last six meetings including the last match in 2016.