Multan: Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat against hosts England in the first Test match.
Shaun Masood, the captain of the national team, said that he will try for a big score and guess that he won’t be able to win for a long time, we will play with three fast bowlers and two spinners.
English Ollie Pope said that there is moisture in the pitch so will try to take wickets soon. If they had won the toss, they would have decided to bat first.
It should be noted that till now both the teams have won one test against each other in Multan. Before England, Bangladesh had whitewashed Pakistan in a two-Test series on its own soil.
Pakistan Playing XI
Saeem Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, captain Shan Masood, Babar Azam, vice-captain Saud Shakeel, wicketkeeper Muhammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed.
England Playing XI
Zach Crawley, Ben Duckett, captain Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Braden Criss (debut), Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir.
