RAWALPINDI: England on Thursday won the toss against Pakistan and chose to bat in the first Test match on Pakistani soil after 17 years at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
The English side coming into the match was hit by a viral infection which had cast doubts on the start of the Test as per schedule.
Playing XIs
England: Ben Stokes (c), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Imam Ul Haq, Azhar Ali, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali, Zahid, Mahmood
