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)

England (Playing XI) - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C) (In for Chris Woakes), Jamie Smith (WK), Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts (In for Gus Atkinson), Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (C), Kamran Ghulam (On debut) (In for Babar Azam), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Salman Agha, Aamer Jamal, Noman Ali (In for Shaheen Shah Afridi), Sajid Khan (In for Naseem Shah), Zahid Mahmood (In for Abrar Ahmed).

TOSS - Pakistan have won the toss and they will BAT first.

Pakistan’s home record in Tests now stands at 11 defeats since March 2022, with seven losses coming in their last nine games. And they will be itching to get a win and play for pride, in front of the home crowd. But they’re aware that the opposition is on a juggernaut. Will it be the same flat Multan road? Or will it assist the bowlers this time around? All will be answered as the toss and teams are up next shortly.

We find ourselves back at the familiar venue, on the very pitch that previously pushed bowlers to their limits under gruelling conditions. This is where Harry Brook's epic 317 and Root's historic 262 unfolded. But this time