Rawalpindi: England have decided to bat first after winning toss against Pakistan on Thursday in the decisive the third test.
The last test match between Pakistan and England is being played in Rawalpindi.
The three-match series is leveled by 1-1.
Yesterday Pakistan announced playing 11 for third and deciding test match of three-test series.
Pakistan have not brought any change in the team as it retained all the previous players in the team.
Two spinners, who wreaked havoc to England team, Sajid Khan Noman Ali are retained in the team while a ton scorer in his debut test Kamran Ghulan has also included in playing-11.
Besides skipper Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel vice-captain, Syaim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Muhammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Amir Jamal and Zahid Mahmood.
Following the Pakistan footsteps, England have included three spinners in the squad.
England have announced its playing 11 yesterday.
The visitors can find some solace from the fact that the Rawalpindi pitch will be pace-friendly as they lost all 20 of their wickets in the second Test against spin.
However the Lions have decided to play three spinners going into the Test with Rehan Ahmed included in the playing 11.
Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts will be making way as Gus Atkinson also returns to the England eleven.
A pace-friendly pitch will also help them enforce their hard-hitting batting style of Bazball cricket.
Teams will have to play on the pace-friendly pitch of Rawalpindi in the third Test.
Pakistan vs England playing 11 for 3rd Test
Pakistan playing 11 (probable):Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (w), Agha Salman, Kamran Ghulam, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
England playing 11: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamies Smith, Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach, and Shoaib Bashir.
