*LONDON: *Mickey Arthur on Wednesday announced the playing squad to faceEngland at Lord’s in the first Test of a 2-match series on Thursday.
Mickey Arthur said that the Pakistan team will try to pressurise Englandvia aggressive style of play. “Muhammad Amir will trouble the Englishbatsmen with his pace bowling, while Faheem Ashraf will provide anadditional pace bowling option and Shadab Khan will provide the spin optionto the team,” Arthur said.
The Pakistan coach further added that batting wise, Pakistan has also seenimprovement due to additions of recently debuted Imam-ul-Haq, who Arthursaid “will have to justify his selection.” He added that Babar Azam’sreturn to form is a good sign for the green team, while Azhar Ali and AsadShafiq will provide the much need experience to a relatively young team.
Pakistan will face England on Thursday at the iconic Lord’s cricket stadiumin first Test of a 2-match series.
*Squad:* Azhar Ali, Imam ul Haq, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam,Sarfraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Abbas,Rahat Ali, Hassan Al