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After playing in front of mostly empty seats against Australia, Pakistan will be met by much bigger crowds when they face England at Trent Bridge today in the first of four Test matches between the two countries.Pakistan's players were in upbeat mood on Wednesday in their final training session in Nottingham. They have adopted England as their second home because of the security situation in Pakistan and their pace bowlers took advantage of overcast conditions to help them secure a 1-1 series draw against Australia. Captain Salman Butt said the Tests will give new players some invaluable experience. Honestly I think England have a very experienced side. What I have with me is a very young side and the new guys just making their debuts and very few test matches on their side but at the same time I would not deny their ability. If they play up to their potential, they will give England a tough time, Butt said. Tim Bresnan was earlier drafted into England's 12-man squad for ankle injury victim Ajmal Shahzad. The likelihood is, though, that Steven Finn, James Anderson and Stuart Broad will form the bowling attack along with off-spinner Graeme Swann. Butt said England's good form is an extra incentive for his players to perform well. With all due respect, I think this is one of the strongest England sides seen in recent history and I think they are in winning streak at the moment. They won the Twenty20 World Cup, they won the Ashes and they have been doing well as a unit and these guys have been playing for quite some time together now. So I think these are the things we are going to look up to and this is going to be a good telling for my guys, you know, to do well over here, he said. Mohammad Aamer, Mohamamd Asif and Umar Gul claimed a collective 30 wickets in the two tests with Australia, who were bowled out for a 26-year low test total of 88 at Headingley.
