The Pakistan team will be looking to improve their abysmal Test form when they step out on the field against England in Multan for the first Test of the 3-match series.

Whilst on the other hand, England, who became the first-ever side to complete a series whitewash in Pakistan back in 2022 will be looking to repeat the feat and improve their ranking on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table.

Pakistan team for 1st Test against England: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Saman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed

England team for 1st Test against Pakistan: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir