England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the deciding third and final test in Rawalpindi on Thursday.

The pitch at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium has come under scrutiny following a dramatic first session in the third Test between Pakistan and England. As England opted to bat after winning the toss, they initially scored 56 runs but quickly plummeted to 110 for 5 by lunch on the first day.

England will field a three-pronged spin attack on a Rawalpindi pitch that Harry Brook believes has been "raked" by local groundstaff in an attempt to bring Pakistan's spinners into play. Rehan Ahmed has been recalled and will play alongside Shoaib Bashir and Jack Leach,

England were all out for 267 against Pakistan in their first innings on day one of the deciding third test on Thursday after electing to bat.

Pakistan continued to bake the Rawalpindi pitch with the help of industrial-sized fans, in a bid to hit England with spin in the decisive third Test which starts on Thursday. The hosts levelled the series on a re-used surface in Multan last week,

Pakistan have once again turned to heavy machinery as they aim to prepare a spin friendly surface in Rawalpindi for the deciding third Test against England that starts on Thursday. In the build-up to the third Test,

England were all out for 267 against Pakistan in their first innings on day one of the deciding third test on Thursday after electing to bat. Jamie Smith (89) and Ben Duckett (52) scored fifties but England's most frontline batters overall struggled against the turning ball.