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, 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.
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