Nottinghamshire fast bowler Jake Ball was awarded his test debut as the 25-year-old Englishman replaced injured James Anderson.
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England debutant Jake Ball was delighted after he trapped Azhar Ali lbw for seven to claim his maiden Test wicket.
“I would have been tempted to have Jimmy in the 13, then you have him around working with the bowlers, pushing his fitness to maybe play on Thursday”, Broad told reporters.
For all his time out of cricket, the 24-year-old retains the ability to swing the ball late at sharp pace, as he showed with a first-innings haul of three for 36 in Pakistan’s tour opener against Somerset.
The 42-year-old Misbah overshadowed the return of fast bowler Mohammad Amir to worldwide cricket after a five-year ban for spot-fixing on the same ground, by smashing 18 fours in his unbeaten 110 off 179 balls after he won the toss and opted to bat first.
As both nations take on each other after nine months in whites, all eyes will be on Mohammad Amir, the tainted Pakistani speedster who is making a Test comeback after a gap of 6 years. “Pakistan are a really good side and it’ll be a really good battle”, Cook said.
The Warwickshire seamer handed England a vital breakthrough at the start of the four-Test series in London, in an accurate six-over spell of impressive variety.
That situation remained unchanged for the second and third Tests as England wrapped up a 2-0 series win.
Misbah-ul-Haq is the sixth oldest Test player to score a century. The upcoming tour will see the return of Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir after his five-year suspension for his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal.
Minister says Pakistan will participate in Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Mian Riaz Husain Pirzada has said that Pakistan is a sports loving country and has glorious past in sports.
Joe Root will bat at three for England at Lord’s, with James Vince and Gary Ballance at four and five respectively, but Cook said talk about the Yorkshire batsman’s placing had become “a mountain out of a mole hill”.
Misbah added: “We will concentrate on our strengths and forget about who’s playing and who’s not”.
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“I’ve said all along that he’s served his time, he was punished for what he did in 2010 and when you do that, the consequences that go with it, he’s dealt with it”, he said.
