 A strong Pakistan team, boasting the talents of Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir and Imran Khan beat England 1 – 0 home and away in 1987 and 1987/88 and a draw in the 'return' Centenary Test in Australia was followed by a 0 – 0 draw in three tests against a New Zealand side spearheaded by Martin Crowe and Richard Hadlee.The first World Cup to be held abroad (and also the first to be contested with 50 over games, not 60) in 1987 saw England lose to Australia by 7 runs, in a hugely exciting final.England were battered by the West Indies once again at home in 1988, although the blackwash was averted in a 4 – 0 defeat.