Pakistan have rewarded seamer Mohammad Ali and spinner Abrar Ahmed – both uncapped – for their consistent performances across two seasons of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Other interesting inclusions are Haris Rauf, who has had a stupendous career in limited-overs cricket so far; and Zahid Mahmood and Mohammad Wasim Jr, who were both in the squad for the Australia series at home but were left out of the Sri Lanka tour that followed. Notable omissions include Yasir Shah, Fawad Alam, Hasan Ali, and the injured Shaheen Shah Afridi.

England recalled opener Keaton Jennings after he finished as the leading run-scorer of Division One of the County Championship, along with Ben Duckett, Mark Wood, and Jamie Overton. Uncapped Will Jacks got a call-up, but more surprising was the recall of Liam Livingstone – member of England’s T20 World Cup winning side – for the first time since England’s New Zealand tour of 2017/18. Stuart Broad opted out of the tour.

England last toured Pakistan for a Test series in 2005/06. They lost that series 0-2. However, they played seven Twenty20 Internationals in Pakistan earlier this year.

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Pakistan and England 2022 Test squad: Full team lists

Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood.

England squad: Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Joe Root, James Anderson, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Rehan Ahmed.