Toss England won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan
Ubaid Shah, their fastest bowler, has not made the starting XI, with Mohammad Abbas accompanied by Mohammad Ali and Khurram Shahzad. Shan Masood returns to the top order after shaking off a hand injury of his own, as does Saud Shakeel following fitness struggles.
Pakistan have not won a Test series in England since 1996, and lost 13 of their last 18 Tests. England come into this Test with struggles of their own, having won just two of their last ten Tests.
England: 1 Ben Duckett, 2 Emilio Gay, 3 Jordan Cox, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Harry Brook, 6 Dan Lawrence, 7 Jamie Smith (wk), 8 Ollie Robinson, 9 Gus Atkinson, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 Josh Tongue.
Pakistan: 1 Azan Awais, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Shan Masood, 4 Abdullah Shafique, 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 7 Salman Agha (capt), 8 Ali Usman, 9 Khurram Shahzad, 10 Mohammad Ali, 11 Mohammad Abbas.
