England coach Andy Flower feels it will be tough for his batsmen to lift themselves but expects them to be ready for the one-dayers.
England head into the four-match ODI series with Pakistan after suffering a humiliating 3-0 Test series defeat and they are underdogs to come out of the ODI contests on top.
The Three Lions will be led by Alastair Cook as Andrew Strauss no longer plays either form of limited-overs cricket but the majority of the batsmen who underperformed so dramatically in the five-day series will still be in the side.
Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan will be in the starting XI, with a few one-day specialists called up to bolster the ranks.
The tourists found it almost impossible to combat the Pakistan spinners, with Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman generally toying with the England top six during the Tests.
And now with Shahid Afridi in the side, Cook's men will probably face a three-pronged spin assault, with Afridi one of the best exponents of rapid leg-spin in the game.
Flower is under no illusions as to the size of the task that his charges face and admits that confidence is not high at present.
"This'll be a really challenging series for us," he said. "In our last one-day series in sub-continental conditions, we lost badly to India.
"The batsmen are lower in confidence after the Test series against this type of bowling, so it will be a serious challenge for us."
England have been trying to work out how to play the slower bowlers during the tour but have yet to come up with any answers.
But Flower is adamant that they will raise their game and put into place some of the techniques that they have been working on in the nets.
"I expect better things from the batsmen," he added. "And I really expect to see us improve with our knowledge and method of how to combat their spin."