Pak vs Eng – Rehan Ahmed recalled when England prepared for a ‘cheap’ game against Pakistan

“They took the racquets, fans and heaters out of the field,” said Brook. “Everybody goes and looks at the wicket and says something different… Hopefully, it’s like any other ground in Pakistan. It’s good to bat in the first few days and then hopefully, we can get a chance to get it out at the end of the game.”

“I think the circumstances will be a little different,” Brook said. “We played at a very low level here last time. It was good to hit, and we got a good level of knots. This game will be a little different. It might open early: who knows? It might be a game with a good tone to start with and we go to the flyer.”

The green square in Rawalpindi may have informed England’s selection, and the unlikely reverse was a big deal this week. In Multan, the strips on both sides of the Test pitch were cut and dry and it bit in the second Test, enabling England’s seamers to reverse the old ball. This week, there are only three threads cut in the scene: Voice Audition and two practice sessions.

This summer, Rehan succeeded his younger brother Farhan in the County Championship and his return fell to white-ball cricket: he was dropped by the Southern Brave in the first Hundred after two costly dismissals, then he was left out of England’s T20Is. and ODI squads against Australia in September.

Carse and Potts are both officially rested, Atkinson is back after taking match figures of 4 for 145 in England’s winning innings in the first Test. Carse has been England’s best bowler on the tour, taking nine wickets at 24.33 in his first two matches, but has bowled 67 overs in the series and has played back-to-back Tests.

England: 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Ben Stokes (capt), 7 Jamie Smith (wk), 8 Gus Atkinson, 9 Rehan Ahmed, 10 Jack Leach, 11 Shoaib Bashir.