Old Trafford, The second test match of the 4 test matches series between Pakistan and England is going to be started from today.
Both the teams will strike with each other on the Old Trafford ground according to 3 pm PST. It is said that the pitch of Old Trafford ground is suitable for the Pakistani bowlers and the English physio is asking the players to remain calm and peaceful during the match. Pakistan cricket won the first test match at Lords and it will face English team with great confidence and there is no chance of any change in the team. The openers will be remained and Muhammad Hafeez and Shan Masood failed to show their brilliant performance as they did not play any big inning so far. The middle order of Pakistan eleven will comprise of Misbah ul Haq, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, and Asad Shafiq and it is hoped that it will show its performance during the match. Yasir Shah can be proved a trump card on the turning pitch. If there is grass on the turf, then the pacers can also show their performance during the match.
On the other side, England has made some changes in the team. They have dropped Jake Ball and Steven Finn from the 14 member squad of the team. Moin Ali can be dropped from the team to make place for the spin bowler, Adil Rashid. If it is decided to include two slow bowlers in the team, then they will drop Benn Stokes from the team. James Andersen will be added in the team and the pace battery of the team will get strength. Ex Pak spinner, Saqlain Mushtaq is giving tips to the English team to face spin bowling and he is also guiding to the slow bowlers to become more effective. The English board has signed short term agreement with him and they want to get more and more with this agreement.
Pakistan played a test match against England at Old Trafford in 2001 and Pakistan won that test match with the margin of 108 runs. Saqlain Mushtaq played the important role in winning this match and he got 4 wickets on 74 runs.