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England Pick Rehan Ahmed As Third Spinner For Deciding Pakistan Test

England on Tuesday picked Rehan Ahmed as a third slow bowler for the series-deciding final Test against Pakistan on a dry Rawalpindi pitch which is expected to take spin. The 20-year-old leg-spinner will form a three-pronged spin attack when the match begins Thursday alongside left-armer Jack Leach and off-break bowler Shoaib Bashir. The three-match series is level at 1-1 after England won the first Test by an innings and 47 runs in Multan. Pakistan used the same pitch for the second match which they won by 152 runs, with their spinners taking all 20 wickets.

Ahmed recalled as England pick spin-heavy team for third test against Pakistan

England have included three spinners in their team for their third and final test match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, with Rehan Ahmed being recalled, the England and Wales cricket board (ECB) said on Tuesday.

Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test Day 4, Live Score Updates: Joe Root Departs Cheaply, Pakistan Eye Dramatic Win

Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test Day 4, Live Updates: England will be resuming Day 4 of the ongoing second Test against Pakistan from 36/2 in Multan. At Stumps, Ollie Pope (21*) and Joe Root (12*) remained unbeaten at the crease as the visitors need 261 runs more to win the match. Earlier, Pakistan set a 297-run target for England after grabbing a handy lead of 296 runs with the help of Salman Agha's 63 in their second innings. Agha and tail-ender Sajid Khan added 65 runs for the 9th wickets before Pakistan's innings folded for 221 in the final session on Day 3. (Live Scorecard)

Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test Day 3, Live Score Updates: Pakistan Eye 1st Innings Lead After England Collapse

Pakistan vs England 2nd Test Day 3, Live Updates: England will resuming the Day 3 of the second Test against Pakistan from 239/6 in Multan. At Stumps, Jamie Smith (12*) and Brydon Carse (2*) remained unbeaten at the crease as England trail by 127 runs. Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook and Ben Stokes all departed in the space of 14 runs as England's middle order fell apart in the first innings. England opener Ben Duckett slammed a century in just 120 balls as England went after Pakistan's first innings total of 366. (Live Scorecard)

Joe Root Hits Career-High Rating In ICC Test Rankings After Multan Masterclass

England's star batter Joe Root has further cemented his place among the all-time greats by achieving a new career-high rating on the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings. Root's extraordinary knock of 262 during England's crushing victory over Pakistan in the first Test in Multan has propelled him to a personal best of 932 rating points. This achievement surpasses his previous high of 923 points, placing him among an elite group of only 16 players in the history of Test cricket who have reached a higher mark. Root's dominant position at the top of the rankings now sees him lead by over 100 points, with teammate Harry Brook climbing 11 places to share second place with New Zealand's Kane Williamson.

Cricket–Sajid inspires Pakistan turnaround after Duckett hundred

MULTAN, Pakistan : England opener Ben Duckett smashed a belligerent hundred but Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan struck three late blows to leave the second test evenly poised on an enthralling second day on Wednesday.

Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test Day 2, Live Score Updates: Pakistan Eye 300+ Score vs England, 1st Session Key

Pakistan vs England 2nd Test Day 2, Live Updates: Pakistan will be resuming Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against England from 259/5 in Multan. At Stumps, Mohammad Rizwan (37*) and Agha Salman (5*) remained unbeaten at the crease. Earlier on Day 1,Kamran Ghulam scripted a dream Test debut for Pakistan, scoring a brilliant century to help his team recover from an early collapse. After Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and opted to bat, the team quickly found itself in trouble at 19-2, following the early dismissals of openers Abdullah Shafique (7) and Shan (3). (Live Scorecard)

Watch: Joe Root Shines Ball Using Jack Leach's Head, Internet In Splits

England batter Joe Root adopted a unique strategy to pick wickets as England were asked to bowl after Pakistan won the toss in the second Test in Multan. After spinner Jack Leach picked up two wickets in the opening session, Pakistan settled into their innings thanks to half-centuries by Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam. At this point, Root thought of a rather interesting way to shine the ball, in order to provide some assistance to Leach, Shoaib Bashir and the rest of the English attack.

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England Pick Rehan Ahmed As Third Spinner For Deciding Pakistan Test

Ahmed recalled as England pick spin-heavy team for third test against Pakistan

Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test Day 4, Live Score Updates: Joe Root Departs Cheaply, Pakistan Eye Dramatic Win

Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test Day 3, Live Score Updates: Pakistan Eye 1st Innings Lead After England Collapse

Joe Root Hits Career-High Rating In ICC Test Rankings After Multan Masterclass

Cricket–Sajid inspires Pakistan turnaround after Duckett hundred

Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test Day 2, Live Score Updates: Pakistan Eye 300+ Score vs England, 1st Session Key

Watch: Joe Root Shines Ball Using Jack Leach's Head, Internet In Splits