England have replaced injured all-rounder Liam Livingstone with fast bowler Mark Wood in the only change to their squad for the second test against Pakistan, with Ollie Pope retaining the wicketkeeper's gloves.
Livingstone has returned home after sustaining a knee injury in his debut test in Rawalpindi, where England pulled off a remarkable 74-run victory for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Ben Foakes, who missed the opener with illness, is now fully fit but England skipper Ben Stokes confirmed that Pope, who made 108 in the first innings in Rawalpindi, will continue behind the wicket because of his superior batting.
"I'll still keep saying that he is the best keeper in the world," Stokes said on the eve of the match, which begins on Friday. "It must sound silly to not be picking him but you got to see the conditions we face here. Pakistan is a very hard place to come and win."That's what we came here to do. We came here to try and win the game of cricket and not be conservative ... ."England will conclude their first test tour of Pakistan since 2005 with a match in Karachi.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Will Jacks, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson.
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