England hopeful of huge success in the UAE

England Test skipper Alastair Cook and their head coach Trevor Bayliss confident of putting in good performances to beat Pakistan in the UAE.

England to face Pakistan in a three-match Test series starting on October 13.

Cook, 30, admitted that the three Test-match series will be a challenging and he is confident that his young side can bring a victory over Pakistan.

"We have got a young and exciting side and we are very clear in our mind how hard it is going to be and what a challenge it is,” said the Essex player.

"It is warm, something we have to get accustomed to, so the first two training sessions tend to be hard work. That's part of the conditions we've got to face. Pakistan are probably a bit more used to it than we are, but we'll be fine. Just a bit of sweat, blood and tears for the first bit.”

England suffered a 3-0 whitewash when the last time the two sides clash in the UAE in 2012.

"Last series we probably should have won it. We had opportunities to win that series but Pakistan hung in and really won the critical moments,” He added. "That can be the way in subcontinent conditions or UAE conditions, the game can turn very quickly and you have to make sure you grab those opportunities.”

The Tests series will be followed by four ODIs and three T20I.