Pakistan have retained Shan Masood as captain for next month’s three-Test home series against England and recalled left-arm spinner Noman Ali.
Bowling all-rounder Aamer Jamal has recovered from a back injury and has also been named in a 15-strong squad announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday.
Noman will be the second specialist spin option for Pakistan along with Abrar Ahmed.
Masood’s place as captain was under scrutiny after Bangladesh routed Pakistan 2-0 for Masood’s fifth straight Test defeat since he was elevated to captain last year.
Pakistan were forced to leave out fast bowler Khurram Shahzad, who has not recovered from a left side strain sustained during the second Test against Bangladesh.
The selectors also left out fast bowler Mohammad Ali and middle-order batter Kamran Ghulam, who were both part of Pakistan’s squad during the Bangladesh series.
Multan will host back-to-back test matches in between October 7-19 while the third and final Test will be played at Rawalpindi from October 24.
Squad: Shan Masood (capt), Saud Shakeel, Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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