England has kept the same squad that won at Edgbaston for the final Test against Pakistan. The England Vs Pakistan final Test of the four-match series will start at 11:00 BST, Thursday, 11 August 2016, at The Oval.
The host nation England, lost the first test match but came back to win the next two matches to take a 2 -1 lead in the series. There have been some talks that English spinner Adil Rashid might not play a Test this year. The Yorkshire player has been released to play for his county in T20 Blast quarter-final match which will also be played on Thursday, 11 August 2016, in Cardiff against Glamorgan.
Jake Ball will Miss the Final XI for England Vs Pakistan
Jake Ball, pace bowler, was one of the players in the 13-man squad excluded from the final XI. Batsman James Vince who dislocated his finger, was declared fit while the team will stick with four joint bowlers and Moeen Ali’s off-spin.
Rashid, who took 5-64 on his debut in October 2015 against Pakistan, had been initially selected to play for the fourth Test. The leg-spinner is expected to feature significantly during the winter tours to the spin-friendly conditions of India and Bangladesh.
Commenting on the unchanged squad, England captain Alastair Cook said he was happy with his five-man attack who claimed two wickets when the hosts won the third test match by 141 runs. The skipper further noted that he thinks his four-seamers are bowling well and Ali took a massive pace in the previous match.
England Squad:
- Alastair Cook (captain)
- Alex Hales
- Gary Ballance
- Jonny Bairstow
- Moeen Ali
- Chris Woakes
- Joe Root
- Steven Finn
- James Vince
- James Anderson
- Stuart Broad
Pakistan Squad:
- Misbah-ul-Haq (captain)
- Sami Aslam
- Azhar Ali
- Younis Khan
- Rahat Ali
- Mohammad Amir
- Yasir Shah
- Asad Shafiq
- Mohammad Hafeez
- Sarfraz Ahmed
- Sohail Khan
