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England cricket team led by Joe Root would be wary of unpredictable Pakistan, when the two sides lock horns for the first test of three-match series at the Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester on Wednesday. This will be Pakistan cricket team’s first international match since coronavirus stoppage while the hosts would look to continues their form from the West Indies Test series.
 
ICC World Test Championship points table
 
The England vs Pakistan three-match Test series will be part of ICC World test championship (ICC WTC) and England has an opportunity to super cede Australia, who is on second position. England moved up to third position after winning the Test series against West Indies 2-1. Pakistan, on the other hand, would look to overtake New Zealand to fourth position. India is top of the points table with 360 points in nine matches.

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Eng vs Pak 1st Test playing 11 prediction

England has named the same squad that won the Wisden Trophy and it will be interesting to see what will be their bowling combination for the first Test. The pace quartet of Jofra Archer, James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes were exceptional in the last test. It will be interesting to see what combination Root will pick, given Pakistan’s head coach Misbah ul haq hinted playing two spinners.