Summary Shah was seen as the dangerman for England.
(Web Desk / AFP / AP) - Key Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah is recovering from the back spasm and he is likely to be fit for the second Test against England in Dubai but team manager Intikhab Alam has signalled that there could be a surprise addition to the squad.
"We don t want to reveal anything at the moment but we have some plans," Intikhab Alam told ESPNcricinfo when asked about criticism from skipper Misbah-ul-Haq over the lack of spin cover in the team.
29-year-old Yasir Shah was ruled out in the first Test against England due to back problem after he stumbled over during bowling in the nets on Monday, affecting Pakistan s plans for the match.
Shah took 24 wickets in Pakistan s 2-1 win in the Tests in Sri Lanka in July and was seen as the dangerman for England, who were routed 3-0 by spinners Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman here in 2012.
In the first Test, Pakistan included three pacemen, with Imran Khan taking Shah s place. Left-armer Zulfiqar Babar is the only specialist spinner in the eleven.
England are also without paceman Steven Finn, ruled out with a foot injury. They included leg-spinner Adil Rashid for his first Test.
A marathon knock of 263 by Alastair Cook gave England the lead Friday as the first test against Pakistan headed toward a draw at the end of the fourth day.
Cook became only the third batsman in history to bat for more than 800 minutes in an innings with his 528-ball knock that lasted 836 minutes. The two players who have played longer than him are Pakistan s Hanif Mohammed (970 minutes against the West Indies in Bridgetown in 1958) and South Africa s Gary Kirsten (878 minutes against England in Durban in 1999).
At the close of play, and England was 569-8, 46 ahead of Pakistan s first-innings total of 523-8 declared.
The remaining two Tests will be played in Dubai (October 22-26) and in Sharjah (November 1-5).
Pakistan has played seven test matches at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, winning four, including the last two by massive margins against Australia (356 runs) and New Zealand (248 runs), and drawing the other three. It won the only test match at the stadium against England by 72 runs in 2012.
