Rehan Ahmed in motion© AFP
England on Tuesday picked Rehan Ahmed as a 3rd gradual bowler for the series-deciding remaining Take a look at in opposition to Pakistan on a dry Rawalpindi pitch which is predicted to take spin. The 20-year-old leg-spinner will type a three-pronged spin assault when the match begins Thursday alongside left-armer Jack Leach and off-break bowler Shoaib Bashir. The three-match collection is stage at 1-1 after England gained the primary Take a look at by an innings and 47 runs in Multan. Pakistan used the identical pitch for the second match which they gained by 152 runs, with their spinners taking all 20 wickets.
Seam bowler Gus Atkinson was recalled with quick bowlers Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts dropping out of the facet.
“There are two modifications from the second Take a look at in Multan with seamer Gus Atkinson returns and leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed is included,” mentioned an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) assertion.
Ahmed, who took 5 wickets on his Take a look at debut in Karachi in England’s thumping 3-0 sweep of Pakistan in 2022, is included for the primary time since a Take a look at in opposition to India in Rajkot earlier this yr.
England’s resolution to herald a 3rd spinner is prompted by one other grass-less pitch ready at Rawalpindi with Pakistan deploying industrial-sized followers and patio heaters to dry the sq..
England workforce for the third Take a look at: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
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