England Cricket Team has arrived in Pakistan for the historic Test tour, happening for the first time in the cricket-loving nation in 17 years. The two teams will engage in a three-match Test series, with the first test all set to be played between December 1st and 5th at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
With the stage being ready and steady and all the measures being taken to mark the history, the commentary panel for Pak vs Eng 1st Test has also been finalized. As revealed by a local journalist Qadir Khawaja, Waqar Younis, Bazid Khan, and Urooj Mumtaz will commentate, representing Pakistan. In contrast, Dawid Gower, Mike Atherton, and Nasser Hussain will be the panel’s part from England.
فاختہ نے بتایا ہے کہ انگلینڈ کے خلاف ٹیسٹ سیریز میں کمنٹری پینل فائنل ہوگیا,چھ کمنٹیٹرز پاک انگلینڈ ٹیسٹ سیریز میں فرائض سر انجام دینگے, پاکستان سے وقار یونس، بازید خان اور عروج ممتاز جبکہ انٹرنیشنل کمنٹیٹرز میں مائیک اتھرٹن، ڈیوڈ گوور اور ناصر حسین شامل ہیں#PAKvsEng
— Qadir Khawaja (@iamqadirkhawaja) November 26, 2022
Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed the match officials for the historic Pak vs Eng Test series. According to the board,
Andy Pycroft, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, will lead the playing control teams for the three ICC World Test Championship fixtures between Pakistan and England in December. Six umpires, three of whom are from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will officiate the three Tests.
Joel Wilson, who is one of the 11 members of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will join Ahsan Raza as the on-field umpire for the opening Test. World Cup viral, Marais Erasmus will be the third umpire, and Asif Yaqoob will be the fourth umpire.
Erasmus and Aleem Dar, the other two umpires from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, will take on-field duties in Multan, with Wilson and Rashid Riaz performing third and fourth umpire duties.
The playing control team for the third Test in Karachi will be the same as the first Test, with Wilson and Raza returning as on-field umpires and Erasmus and Yaqoob taking up third and fourth umpire roles.
Below is the complete schedule and two teams’ squad for the Pak vs Eng Test series:
Pak vs Eng Test series schedule
1st Test
Date: December 1st to 5th
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Time: 10:00 am PST
2nd Test
Date: December 9th to 13th
Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium
Time: 10:00 am PST
3rd Test
Date: December 17th to 21st
Venue: National Stadium Karachi
Time: 10:00 am PST
Pak vs Eng Test series squads
Pakistan squad:
Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Salman Agha, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abrar Ahmed, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Nawaz, Azhar Ali, Mohammad Ali.
England squad
Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (wk), Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood, Rehan Ahmed.
