Members of England Take a look at squad for Pakistan sequence get off an plane after touching down in Multan on October 2, 2024. — Reporter
As Pakistan prepares to host the three-match Take a look at sequence, England squad touched down in Multan within the wee hours of Wednesday, days forward of the match.
Ben Stokes and Co will tackle the Inexperienced Caps within the first Take a look at, set to start on October 7 on the Multan Cricket Stadium.
They are going to begin training for the long-format sport from October 4 after two days’ relaxation on October 2 and three.
The house sequence is a part of the ICC World Take a look at Championship 2023-25.
The second match of the upcoming sequence may even be performed on the second venue whereas the third match is scheduled from October 24 to twenty-eight on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan Take a look at workforce captain Shan Masood has mentioned that he was optimistic for the long run forward of the upcoming Take a look at sequence in opposition to England regardless of disappointing whitewash in opposition to Bangladesh final month.
Pakistan Squad for 1st Take a look at
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper), and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Left-arm spinner Noman Ali, who has taken 47 wickets in 15 Exams, has changed quick bowler Khurram Shahzad, who’s injured.
Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Ali, who had been a part of the squad for the Bangladesh Exams, stay firmly within the selectors’ plans.
Nevertheless, as a result of choice coverage’s emphasis on consistency and continuity, and the assumption that 15 gamers are adequate for a Take a look at, they’ve been suggested and inspired to proceed representing their groups within the Champions One-Day Cup and the President’s Cup, beginning on 3 October, to make sure they keep match-ready by way of aggressive cricket.
Pakistan males’s red-ball head coach Gillespie mentioned: “With a busy domestic and international cricket schedule, it makes sense to give our players some much-needed rest ahead of the Test series against England.”
“We are very much looking forward to the series against England here in Pakistan and cannot wait for it to begin. We are excited about playing in front of our wonderful supporters,” he added.
England Squad
Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes (c), Brydon Carse, Rehan Ahmed, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Josh Hull, Jack Leach, Matthew Potts, Shoaib Bashir, and Olly Stone.
