{"id":1732,"date":"2024-10-06T14:19:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T14:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2024\/10\/06\/shan-masood-underscores-continuity-as-pakistan-reveal-playing-xi-for-england-test\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T14:19:30","slug":"shan-masood-underscores-continuity-as-pakistan-reveal-playing-xi-for-england-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2024\/10\/06\/shan-masood-underscores-continuity-as-pakistan-reveal-playing-xi-for-england-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Shan Masood underscores continuity as Pakistan reveal playing XI for England Test"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Pakistan red-ball skipper Shan Masood speaks at a press conference in this image released on October 6, 2024. \u2014 Facebook\/@PakistanCricketBoard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

LAHORE: As Pakistan look to take on England in the three-match Test series, the national side on Sunday announced their playing XI for the first match set to commence at Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday (tomorrow).<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press conference, captain Shan Masood said: “This is our best playing XI […] Aamir Jamal’s inclusion will be beneficial. We have maintained our batting line-up to ensure consistency.”<\/p>\n

The three-match series is part of\u00a0the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 and will see the Men in Green eyeing a comeback in the longer format of the game after suffering a humiliating whitewash against Bangladesh last month.<\/p>\n

Expressing his views on the upcoming match, Masood said that the visitors \u2014 who secured a 2-1 victory against Sri Lanka in September \u2014 have a balanced team and underscored the need to play strong cricket on the field.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan’s playing XI for first Test against England.\u2014 PCB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Addressing England’s skipper Ben Stokes’ unavailability in the first Test, the captain said: “Stokes’s absence will definitely affect\u00a0England, but their playing XI is still strong, he is one of the world’s best all-rounders.”<\/p>\n

“England have good seamers,” he remarked.<\/p>\n

“We have come close to losing in the past [….] A Test match is a five-day game, so you can’t have one strategy,” he added, noting that a rotation policy has to be introduced for workload management regarding the fast bowlers.<\/p>\n

Conditions to help spinners, seamers <\/span><\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, expressing his views, England captain Ollie Pope said that the conditions were different in Multan and would help the spinners and seamers.<\/p>\n

“It will be interesting to see how the pitch plays out […] The [team] plan depends on the pitch and will be chalked out accordingly, ” he said while speaking to the media.<\/p>\n

Noting that England bowlers will try to get as many wickets as possible in these conditions, Pope underscored the significance for consistency in the performance of the spinners.<\/p>\n

“We have two regular spinners meaning that we may not be required to test Joe Root’s skills [in bowling department,” he added.<\/p>\n

“The Pakistan team, though not playing well recently, is a tough team nevertheless [and] with bowlers like Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah, we have to play good cricket,” remarked the England captain.<\/p>\n

Playing XIs for first Test<\/span><\/h2>\n

Pakistan:<\/span> Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar\u00a0Ahmad<\/p>\n

England:<\/span>\u00a0Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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