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Pakistan vs England 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Scorecard: Pakistan Eye Series Comeback Without Babar Azam

Pakistan vs England 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Updates: After axing Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah, pressure will be on Pakistan as they look to make an unprecedented comeback in the three-Test series against England. The odds are against them, after they suffered an innings defeat in the first Test despite posting 556 in the first innings. England are set to welcome back captain Ben Stokes into their lineup. Pakistan are now without a win in 11 consecutive home Tests, and will be hoping to break that streak. (Live Scorecard)

Pakistan Name Spin Trio For Second England Test

Pakistan named three spinners in their team for the second Test against England starting on Tuesday as they chase a series-levelling win on a re-used Multan stadium pitch. The hosts made four changes from the side beaten by an innings in the first Test, including bringing in batsman Kamran Ghulam for his debut. The 29-year-old has performed well in domestic cricket, having set a national record of 1,249 runs in the 2020-21 season. The spin bowling will be handled by left-armer Noman Ali, leg-break bowler Zahid Mahmood and off-spinner Sajid Khan, all brought into the side.

Watch: Babar Azam Gets Comforted By Coach Jason Gillespie, Skipper Shan Masood After Being Dropped

Pakistan stalwart Babar Azam finally paid the price of his poor form, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee deciding to drop form the squad for the second Test against England. Babar, who has been in the line of fire over inconsistent performances for more than a year, was backed by his skipper Shan Masood to bounce back, being the team's "best batter", but he found no place in the XI for the second Test. In a video that has surfaced on social media, Babar could be seen engaging in an intense chat with head coach Jason Gillespie before being comforted by him and assistant coach Azar Mahmood.

Pakistan Star Issued Show Cause Notice By PCB For Post Supporting Sacked Babar Azam With 'Virat Kohli' Reference

Pakistan Cricket Board has issued a show cause notice to its centrally contracted player Fakhar Zaman for an alleged breach of the players code of conduct. Fakhar had questioned the decision to exclude Babar Azam from the Pakistan squad for the second and third Test against England in a social media post on Sunday. Fakhar has been asked to submit his reply to the show cause notice by October 21 after the PCB informed him in a notice that he had committed a breach of his contract by criticising the board policies and selection.

1st Test: England 96-1 After Agha Salman's Century Lifts Pakistan To 556

England finished the second day of the first Test in Multan on a solid 96-1 on Tuesday in reply to Pakistan's mammoth 556 that was boosted by a fiery century from Agha Salman. The tourists lost stand-in skipper Ollie Pope for a second-ball duck before Zak Crawley and Joe Root steadied the innings with 64 and 32 respectively at stumps. It was another tough day for bowlers as an unbeaten 104 from Salman and 82 by Saud Shakeel swelled Pakistan's total, which was set up by Shan Masood's 151 and Abdullah Shafique's 102 on Monday.

Out Or Six? Chris Woakes Controversially Denied 'World Class' Catch Of Pakistan's Salman Agha: Watch

Salman Agha played a crucial part in Pakistan's charge on Day 2 of the first Test against England in Multan scoring 104* off 119 balls to take team past the 560-mark. However, he was also involved in a controversial decision during one of his sixes off Jack Leach. Salman went after leach right after Lunch, as Woakes, stationed at long-off, dived back to catch the ball on the ropes, before throwing it in air as a went outside the boundary line. Right after that he jumped back to complete the catch.

LIVE | Pakistan v England, 1st Test

Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day of the first Test against England in Multan on Monday.

Pakistan To Appoint 3 Separate Captains? Reports Says "Things Not So Simple..."

Pakistan could have separate cricket captains in all three formats, given the heavy schedule of the side and the pressure it could put on one white-ball skipper, according to sources. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was expected to hand over Babar Azam ODI captaincy as well for the upcoming white-ball matches, but the charismatic batter tendered his resignation around midnight on Wednesday to focus on his batting. Insiders suggest that it would not be easy for white-ball head coach, Gary Kirsten or the selection committee to appoint the next captain in the shorter formats.

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Pakistan vs England 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Scorecard: Pakistan Eye Series Comeback Without Babar Azam

Pakistan Name Spin Trio For Second England Test

Watch: Babar Azam Gets Comforted By Coach Jason Gillespie, Skipper Shan Masood After Being Dropped

Pakistan Star Issued Show Cause Notice By PCB For Post Supporting Sacked Babar Azam With 'Virat Kohli' Reference

1st Test: England 96-1 After Agha Salman's Century Lifts Pakistan To 556

Out Or Six? Chris Woakes Controversially Denied 'World Class' Catch Of Pakistan's Salman Agha: Watch

LIVE | Pakistan v England, 1st Test

Pakistan To Appoint 3 Separate Captains? Reports Says "Things Not So Simple..."