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England Men name team for first Test against Pakistan

Liam Livingstone will make his Test debut, Ben Duckett returns in Rawalpindi

England Men have named their team for the first Test against Pakistan starting in Rawalpindi on Thursday.

Lancashire all-rounder Liam Livingstone will make his Test debut while Nottinghamshire batter Ben Duckett returns to the side for the first time since 2016 and will open the batting with Zak Crawley.

Play starts at 5am GMT (10am local) and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, with radio commentary available via BBC Sport platforms.

England XI v Pakistan: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (w), Liam Livingstone, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, Jimmy Anderson.