Brendon McCullum has vowed England will learn from yet another agonising loss which has left their bid to make next weekend’s tri-series final hanging in the balance.

Three days after Sri Lanka chased a staggering 430 in Rawalpindi , England looked set to break their duck in the tournament when they reduced Pakistan to 154 for nine in their pursuit of 242 in Lahore.

Shadab Khan had other ideas, though, as his maiden international hundred with just number 11 batter Haris Rauf for support sealed an unlikely one-wicket victory and a third defeat in a row for England.

Shadab Khan celebrates his century (K.M.…