Pakistan vs England: Ben Stokes, who is all set to return to the English squad for the second Test versus Pakistan , gave his opinion on Babar Azam , Shaheen Afridi’s axing. Taking a smart stand in order to not get involved in matters, Stokes said that is ‘Pakistan’s’ issue. “That’s Pakistan cricket’s issue, nothing to do with me,” said Stokes.
“If you look at the way that the first Test played out, if another wicket like that was produced, maybe that gives us more of an advantage,” said Stokes, who returns to the playing 11.
England made two changes to their line-up as pacers Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes were dropped to bring in Matthew Potts and Stokes while spin duo Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir kept their place.
“You’d like to think it might be a bit more in favour of the spin, so if it does spin more, or if it does reverse more, there are more options there for both teams,” the all-rounder said.
Pak vs Eng Playing XI
Pakistan Playing XI: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamer Jamal, Sajid Khan, Noman Ali, and Zahid Mahmood
England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Matt Potts, Jack Leach, and Shoaib Bashir.
Pak vs Eng Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood(c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Matthew Potts, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
After having lost the first Test at Multan, Pakistan would like to bounce back in the second game. It will not be easy against a high-on-confidence English side. It would be interesting to see how the pitch behaves.
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