Shaheen Afridi vows to deliver against England.

LAHORE -- Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has vowed to deliver against England and try to take maximum wickets to help the team win the Test series.

Shaheen said this during a teleconference held here on Wednesday. 'During the England tour, my main targets are to take maximum wickets of English players, which will ultimately help in achieving my second goal of guiding my side to crucial victories as well as series win.'

The young pacer said England has been a happy hunting ground for Pakistan and it has done well in the last two Test series and also won the Champions Trophy. 'England is always a challenging tour, especially the Test matches but the good thing is we tend to enjoy playing there and doing well,' he said.

The West Indies team is currently in England for next month's three-Test series and Shaheen said Pakistan will keep a watch on how the tour goes as it will help them to chalk out their plans. 'We will see how they adapt to the new SOPs due to the Covid-19 and we will then accordingly make our plans,' he added.

The 20-year-old didn't think the young bowlers in the touring squad would face problems adjusting to the English conditions. 'Yes it is true myself, Naseem and the other youngsters have not played much Test cricket but we have Muhammad Abbas, Wahab Riaz, Imran Khan and Sohail Khan in the squad, who are experienced plus we have one of the greats as our bowling coach in Waqar Younis, so we will adjust accordingly,' he asserted.

The left-arm pacer also made it clear that for him Tests were the real challenge as a bowler and he wanted to leave a mark in the coming series in England. 'I have bowled well in all formats but obviously...