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Pakistan cricket team has announced the playing eleven for the first test against England. This series between the two teams is going to start from October 7. Sarfaraz Ahmed did not get a chance as a wicketkeeper in this team captained by Shan Masood. In his place the team has given a chance to Mohammad Rizwan. The right-handed batsman had performed brilliantly in the last series and scored 294 runs in 4 innings. Multan Cricket Stadium will host the first Test between the two teams.
Ben Stokes will not play the first test
England's experienced all-rounder Ben Stokes will not play the first match of the three-match series against Pakistan. The all-rounder said he is still not fully fit after suffering a hamstring injury while playing for Northern Superchargers in 'The Hundred' tournament. Fast bowler Chris Woakes will play his first overseas Test in two and a half years after Stokes was ruled out of the first match. This will be his first Test in Asia since 2016.
Pakistani team for the first test
Saeem Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Shan Masood (captain), Babar Azam, Saeed Shakeel (vice-captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Aga, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed.
England's playing eleven for the first test
Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brayden Cares, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.