England win toss, bat against Pakistan in second Test
England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat Friday in the second Test against Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium.
The tourists, who lead the three-match series after winning the first Test in Rawalpindi by 74 runs, brought in express pacer Mark Wood in place of Liam Livingstone.
Livingstone has been ruled out of the tour with a knee injury.
Pakistan were forced to leave out pacer Naseem Shah with a shoulder injury — one of three changes from the first Test line-up.
Also out are struggling batter Azhar Ali and the injured Haris Rauf, making way for Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz and Abrar Ahmed.
The 24-year-old Abrar is making his debut.
Teams:
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Ali, Abrar Ahmed
England:: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA) and Aleem Dar (PAK)
Tv umpire: Joel Wilson (WIS)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
