Pakistan vs England 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Score & Updates: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first day’s play of the ongoing 2nd Test between Pakistan and England, which is taking place at Multan Cricket Stadium.

After losing the series opener by an innings and 47 runs in Multan last week, the hosts would like to come up with a big show in this match and level the series.

Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed will not play in the 2nd Test. The hosts are playing his three specialist spinners, one spin bowling all-rounder, and one pacer in this match.

On the other hand, England has rested Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson, and in their place, Ben Stokes and Matthew Potts are playing.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (C), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Matthew Potts, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir