England make one change for second Pakistan Test

England have made one change for the second Test against Pakistan with pacer Mark Wood replacing the injured Liam Livingstone.

England all-rounder Livingstone, who made his debut in the Rawalpindi Test, will take no further part in the three-match series after a knee injury.

“England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has been ruled out of the rest of the Test series against Pakistan with a right knee injury,” the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday.

“He will return to the UK on Tuesday and commence rehab with the ECB and Lancashire medical teams respectively.

“At this stage, England have yet to make a decision to call up a replacement.”

England captain Stokes also welcomed the return of Wood, who has recovered from his hip injury and will be available for the remainder of the series against Pakistan.

"I mean it is definitely an added bonus," he said of Wood's availability. "It's a lot better having someone bowling 150kph bouncers rather than me, Robbo [Ollie Robinson] and Jimmy [Anderson] at 80mph trying to do it. I think wherever you go in the world, conditions, whatever it is, having someone at Woody's pace is an absolute bonus. Whether he's bowling short or full, at that pace it's always going to be difficult to face. It's great to have him fit and recovering from his injuries."

It must be noted that England took full advantage of winning the toss — and their batting depth — to win the first Test by 74 runs Monday on a dead wicket that offered nothing to the bowlers.

Rawalpindi yielded 1,768 runs in four innings — the third most in Test history — with seven individual centuries and five fifties.

England lead the three-match Test series 1-0.

Lineups for second Test:

Pakistan (likely): Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr/Faheem Ashraf, Saud Shakeel, Zahid Mahmood and Naseem Shah.

England: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, Ollie Pope (wk), Ollie Robinson