PAK vs ENG: Ben Stokes used his tactics to defeat Pakistan, England will field 3 spinners in the Rawalpindi Test

The England team has announced its playing XI for the third and final Test against Pakistan. In this match to be held in Rawalpindi, captain Ben Stokes has decided to field with 3 spinners. Currently, this series between Pakistan and England is tied at 1-1. But to capture it, the England captain has adopted the Pakistan formula. In fact, the Pakistan team also played 3 spinners in the second Test and made a comeback in the series by winning the match by 152 runs.

Stokes' new bet

The winner of the series will be decided by the Rawalpindi Test. Therefore, Pakistan and England teams have started making their moves. While Pakistan is once again preparing to make a spinning track, England has included 3 spinners in the playing squad to counter it and take advantage. Captain Ben Stokes has made two changes for the last match.

Stokes has removed two fast bowlers Matthew Potts and Brydon Carse and has brought in the third spinner Rehan Ahmed. The biggest thing is that all three spinners of England bowl in three ways. While Jack Leach is a left arm spinner, Shoaib Bashir is an off spinner and Rehan Ahmed bowls leg spin. In this way, Ben Stokes has tried to play a tremendous bet to defeat Pakistan. Apart from this, Gus Atkinson, who played in the first match, has also returned again.

England's playing XI:

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Gus Atkinson, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir, Rehan Ahmed

Pakistan played this trick to win the series

While the England captain is trying to counter Pakistan's tactics, after the victory in Multan, Pakistan is now dreaming of winning the series by preparing a similar pitch in Rawalpindi. In Rawalpindi, apart from large fans, heaters are also being used to prepare a dry pitch. To dry the pitch as much as possible, 6 large patio heaters have been installed on both sides to provide heat to it. This will break the pitch quickly and spinners will get more play.