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Pakistan Vs England 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Score: Jack Leach Rocks PAK Top Order As Spin Takes Early Turn In Multan

The second Test between Pakistan and England begins today in Multan. Follow live scores of the match here

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Shan Masood. Photo: AP/Anjum Naveed
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The second Test between Pakistan and England starts today in Multan. Follow live scores and ball by ball commentary of the PAK Vs ENG 2nd Test match here. (Streaming | More Cricket News)

Pakistan Vs England 2nd Test, Day 1 Drinks

10 overs of spin in the first 15 overs in the first hour of play on Day 1 of the second Pakistan vs England Test in Multan. Pakistan have lost Abdullah Shafique and skipper Shan Masood, both to left-arm spinner Jack Leach. The embattled hosts, who extraordinarily lost the first Test, will have four spinners when their turn comes. The second match is completely in contrast to what had happened at this venue a few days back. Pakistan were 42/2 in 15 overs.

Both teams already revealed their Playing 11s a day before the match. Ben Stokes returned to the England side as their skipper after fully recovering from an injury. Pakistan, on the other hand, have taken some drastic steps and have 'rested' the big guns like Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah.

Pakistan Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood(c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood

England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Matthew Potts, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir

Pakistan had become the first team in Test cricket's history to lose by an innings despite scoring over 500 runs when England inflicted an embarassing defeat to the Shan Masood-led side.