England Cricket Team
Pakistan vs England 2nd Test: Three test matches are being played between Pakistan and England. England have a 1-0 lead in the series, as they won the first match by an innings and 47 runs. Now the second test match between the two teams will be played on the soil of Multan. For which England has announced its playing eleven. Regular captain Ben Stokes has made a comeback in the team, because he did not play the first Test match due to injury. Matthew Potts has returned to the team.
two players are out
Two players have been dropped from England’s playing eleven for the second Test match. These include Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes. Atkinson and Woakes bowled 39 and 35 overs respectively in the first Test match in Multan. On the other hand, the England team will get strength after the return of Ben Stokes. He is known for his excellent batting. He has won many matches for the England team on his own. But it is not yet clear whether he will bowl or not.
Harry Brook scored a triple century in the first test
Pakistan team had scored 556 runs while batting first. After this, the bowlers and batsmen have performed amazingly for the England team. While Harry Brook had scored a triple century, Joe Root had scored a double century. For this reason, England declared their innings after scoring 823 runs. Then in the second innings, Pakistan’s batsmen flopped and England’s bowlers were successful in taking 10 wickets. Pakistan scored only 220 runs in the second innings and the team lost the first test.
Star players like Babar Azam are out
Pakistani team has not been performing well for some time now. Under the captaincy of Shan Masood, the Pakistani team has lost 6 consecutive test matches and the team has not been able to win. For this reason, Pakistan has shown the way out to players like Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah for the second test and has given a chance to strong players in domestic cricket in their place.
England’s playing eleven for the second test:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Matt Potts, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
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