Old Trafford, Pakistan and England are going to play the 4 test matches series in which first test match has been played in which Pakistan got the victory of 75 runs. The second test match of the current test match series will be started from today between these two teams.
According to PST, the second test match will be started from 03 pm and Pakistan cricket team has not made any change in the team for the second test match and the wicket of Old Trafford cricket ground is declared suitable for both the teams. The teams are high in morale and they are ready to perform well in this second test match. Pakistan cricket teams is still struggling on the problem of openers as both the players, Muhammad Hafeez and Shan Masood did not make good score in the first test match and the spectators expect long inning from these players. In the middle order batting, there are Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah ul Haq and Asad Shafique and they performed well in the first test match at Lords. Yasir Shah will also be included in the team and he will be the trump card for Pakistan and he can disturb the English players with his swinging balls.
English cricket team has made some changes in their side and they have dropped Steven Finn and Jack Ball from the test squad. They have included Adil Rashid and James Andersen in their team to make it more effective. The English board has signed a short term agreement with Saqlain Mushtaq and he is there to give the useful tips to the bowlers to play the slow bowlers of Pakistan cricket team. He is also giving tips to the slow bowlers of English team so that they can become more effective. Moin Ali can also be dropped from the team and in his place, Adil Rashid can become part of English cricket team.
In the test match played at Old Trafford in 2001, Pakistan beat England by 108 runs and in this match, Saqlain Mushtaq claimed 4 wickets for 74 runs.