The two teams observed a one-minute silence before the start of the first Test at the Old Trafford as mark of respect for all those affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following the toss at the Old Trafford Cricket ground in Manchester, before the start of the first Test of the three-game series, Azhar and Root, inadvertently shook hands after the toss only to realise the rules immediately.
The first Test between England and Pakistan will start today at Old Trafford in Manchester.
The third umpire will monitor the front foot landing position after each ball and communicate to the on-field umpire if the delivery was a no-ball.
England vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day 1: Babar Azam and Shan Masood's 96-run stand help visitors stay on top at the end of opening day in Machester
The only other batsman who has garnered as much attention across formats as the Fab Four is Babar. And since 2018, Babar has outdone them all. No other batsman, in the last two years, with more than 500 runs, averages more than Babar's 65.5.
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The bio-secure bubble England set up to allow international cricket to restart during the coronavirus pandemic worked brilliantly, but to live in it wasn’t easy.
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali announced the squad in an interaction with reporters on the eve of the series.
Vaughan also praised Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali and Babar Azam and that opined that the Pakistan batting lineup has the ability to amass 350 to 400 runs in an innings.
Pakistan are unbeaten against England in the last four Test series (2010 onwards). They defeated England in home series in 2012 (3-0) and 2015 (2-0) before levelling the 2016 (2-2) and 2018 (1-1) away series.
Naseem is part of the Pakistan squad that is currently gearing up for their three-Test series against England starting Wednesday at the Old Trafford.
England next face Pakistan, a team stacked with promising and exciting new talent Babar Azam, and rich and impressive history on English soil.
Woakes' performances often go unnoticed as the likes of Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Jofra Archer steal the spotlight.
Afridi expressed satisfaction at the pace bowling resources available in Pakistan cricket and said the country had always produced some top class pace bowlers.
Azhar, presently 27th among batsmen, will be hoping to regain the form that lifted him to a career-best sixth in December 2016, while Babar will be hoping to progress from a career-best aggregate of 800 rating points.
The 39-year-old, who scored 3835 runs in 52 Tests between 2009-2015 for England, will be joined by former New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel and Warwickshire seamer Graeme Welch
England versus Pakistan Test series begins on August 5 at the Old Trafford Cricket ground in Manchester.
West Indies were guilty of throwing away their advantage as they had won the first Test in Southampton before succumbing to back-to-back defeats in Manchester.
Experienced left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir has also now joined the squad in Derbyshire with another young pacer Haris Rauf set to join the team after finally clearing his COVID-19 tests.
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