“They’ve taken out the rakes, the fans and the heaters on the field,” Brook said. “Everyone goes and looks at the wicket and says something different…Hopefully it’s like any other Pakistani pitch. It’s good to bat for the first few days and then hopefully we can take advantage a bit at the back end of the game. ”
“I think conditions are going to be a little different,” Brook said. “Last time we played on an extremely flat pitch. It was amazing to bat and we got a good knot rhythm going. This game will probably be a little different. It might change sooner – who knows? It might be a good pitch to start with and we’ll start with a steering wheel”.
Rawalpindi’s luxurious plaza will feature the diversity of England, and reverse swing will not be a major factor this year. At Multan, the strips on either side of the Check pitch were trimmed and dehydrated and abraded through the second Check, allowing England’s seamers to oppose the eternal ball. This year, the 3 best stripes adorn the square: the Check tone and two observation shades.
This summer, Rehan was beaten by his younger brother Farhan in the county championship and his earnings fell in white-ball cricket: he was dismissed by Southern Courageous early in the first two closest outings, and was later. went unnoticed by England’s T20I and ODI teams against Australia in September.
Carse and Potts have been formally rested, and Atkinson returned with figures of four for 145 in England’s victory in the first Test. Carse has been the best bowler on England’s tour, taking nine wickets at 24.33 during his first two appearances, but he has bowled 67 overs in the series and has bowled back-to-back Tests.
England: 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Ben Stokes (captain), 7 Jamie Smith (wk), 8 Gus Atkinson, 9 Rehan Ahmed, 10 Jack Leach, 11 Shoaib Bashir.
