England name playing XI for third Test against Pakistan
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Seamer Gus Atkinson returns and leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed is named for the first time since Feb
(Web Desk) – England on Tuesday confirmed their XI for the third Test against Pakistan, which is set to commence on Thursday in Rawalpindi.
The visitors have made two changes from the second Test in Multan. Seamer Gus Atkinson returns and leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed is named for the first time since the Test match against India in Rajkot back in February. Durham pair Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts both miss out.
England's XI for the third Test:
1. Zak Crawley
2. Ben Duckett
3. Ollie Pope
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Ben Stokes (C)
7. Jamie Smith
8. Gus Atkinson
9. Rehan Ahmed
10. Jack Leach
11. Shoaib Bashir
Earlier, Pakistan secured win in second Test at Multan Cricket Stadium to level the series 1-1. Spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan shared all 20 England wickets among them, helping their side secure first victory at home subce 2021.
Noman finished with innings figures of 8-46, the second-best figures on Pakistan soil after Abdul Qadir’s 9-56 against the same opposition in Lahore in 1987, and match figures of 11-147. Fellow spinner Sajid Khan bagged nine wickets in the match to help bowl Pakistan to a 152-run series-levelling victory in the second Test.
