Pakistan National Cricket Team

The left-hander wrote on X that the move to drop Babar Azam could send a deeply negative message to the team

England, one-nil up and in control, welcome back the reassuring presence of their regular captain Ben Stokes

Finger spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, along with wrist spinner Zahid Mahmood, will feature in the second Multan Test

Pakistan's new selection committee have added three uncapped players in Haseebullah, Mehran Mumtaz and Kamran Ghulam

The second Multan Test will be played on the same pitch on which the first Test was played

Pakistan have not won a Test at home since 2022, a stat they would hope to correct in the second Test against England

Despite their inexperience in these conditions, England's bowling attack managed to pick 20 wickets and force a win on a batting friendly surface

For the first time in the history of Test cricket, a team managed to lose a game by an innings despite scoring over 500 runs in the first innings

A sorry batting performance capped off a forgettable day out in the field for the hosts

While Joe Root made 262, the pair added 454 which was the fourth highest partnership in Test history