Pakistan have made three harm replacements for the second Test in opposition to England in a blow to their hopes of levelling the three-match sequence in Multan.
The hosts are already with out tempo spearhead Shaheen Afridi, who misses the sequence following an appendicitis surgical procedure, and additional accidents have compelled them to make three modifications.
Fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf are out, together with high order batsman Azhar Ali.
The residence facet have changed them with allrounders Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf and uncapped spinner Abrar Ahmed.
England, who’re 1-0 up within the three-Test sequence, had introduced their taking part in XI on Thursday, bringing in quick bowler Mark Wood for injured allrounder Liam Livingstone.
“Have to wait and see what it (the pitch) offers but hopefully we can go out and set the same sort of benchmark with the bat,” England captain Ben Stokes stated after successful the toss and electing to bat.
His Pakistan counterpart, Babar Azam, stated he too would have most well-liked to bat first.
“The pitch looks dry, we will have to bowl in the right areas,” Babar stated.
England, on their first Test tour of Pakistan since 2005, received the opening match in Rawalpindi by 74 runs.
The remaining Test is scheduled in Karachi from December 17.
TEAMS
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Will Jacks, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (captain), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Zahid Mahmood, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Ali
