England vs Pakistan - Pakistan win toss, bowl as Salman Agha makes way for captain Babar Azam

Toss Pakistan selected to bowl vs England

Pakistan have received a rain-delayed toss and chosen to bowl first within the second Check in opposition to England at Lord’s.

Regular morning rain pushed again the beginning of proceedings by an hour-and-a-half with play attributable to start 80 minutes late, at 12.20pm native time.

England, who lead the three-match sequence 1-0, are unchanged from the facet which thumped Pakistan by innings an 103 runs inside three days at Headingley. However it’s perceptions they will be looking to change after the off-field drama which engulfed them but once more following Brydon Carse’s run-in with police whereas celebrating a county win with some Durham team-mates.

Pakistan welcome again Babar Azam, their captain who missed the opening recreation with a hand harm he aggravated whereas enjoying a warm-up fixture. Salman Agha, who stood in as skipper in Leeds, makes manner within the line-up as Pakistan’s solely change.

Lord’s acquired a demerit level after the pitch which staged the primary Check between England and New Zealand earlier this summer season was rated “unsatisfactory” by the ICC, however this floor appeared extra batter-friendly, in response to England captain Joe Root, regardless of the overhead circumstances favouring the bowlers.

Pakistan: 1 Imam-ul-Haq, 2 Azan Awais, 3 Shan Masood, 4 Abdullah Shafique, 5 Babar Azam, 6 Saud Shakeel, 7 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 8 Khurram Shahzad, 9 Ali Usman, 10 Mohammad Abbas, 11 Mohammad Ali

England: 1 Emilio Homosexual, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Jordan Cox, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Harry Brook, 6 Dan Lawrence, 7 Jamie Smith (wk), 8 Gus Atkinson, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Ollie Robinson, 11 Josh Tongue

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