Pak vs Eng: Pakistan won the toss on Monday and chose to bat first in the first Test against England, which is taking place at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafiqe gives Pakistan a solid and quick start after losing Saim Ayub early in the day.
Pakistan were 122-1 in first session with Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan yet to bat.
We want to adjust things and get back on the right path,” Pakistan skipper Shan Masood said during the toss, adding that the national team has decided to field two spinners and three fast bowlers in the game.
The Shan Masood-led group, who has lost five straight Test matches, will be hoping for some atonement on home soil after a devastating Test series rout against Bangladesh.
The three-match Test series is a fixture of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 with the first Two matches organized to be played in Multan whilst the third match will take place from October 24 to 28 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
It should be mentioned that Ollie Pope is leading England in the first Test with the captain of the visiting team, Ben Stokes, being ruled out of the match due to a hamstring injury sustained in the Hundred League.
Furthermore, James Anderson will not be traveling with the squad to Pakistan since he is competing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
