Fantasy Cricket: Dream11 tips for 1st Test-- England v Pakistan

Overview 

England will take on Pakistan in the first test at the Lord's cricket ground. This is the start of the English summer and you can expect some rain intervention throughout the game. 

The pitch should encourage seam bowling, but the Lord's wicket can also get really fat as on day 2 and 3. 

As far as the playing 11 goes, England are going to hand over a debut cap to spinner Bess. A decision on the third seamer- Woakes/Wood will be taken. Both Jos Butler and Jonny Bairstow will play. 

On the other hand, Pakistan are likely to field the same team that won against Ireland a week ago. Mohammad Amir and M Abbas will be the key with the new ball. 

Probable 11

ENG- Cook, Stoneman, Root, Malan, Stokes, Butler, Bairstow, Woakes, Anderson, Broad, Bess

PAK- Ali, Imam, Shafiq, Babar, Sohail, Ashraf, Sarfraz, Shadab, Amir, Rahat, Abbas 

Key Players 

Root- All eyes will be on the English skipper to get the runs. Has a great record in this format. 

Anderson- He is always going to be a dangerous bowler in English conditions. Can easily run through the Pak top order. 

Abbas- He has the ability to swing and seam the red ball. Given the friendly conditions, he can be a handful. 

TFG TEAM 

Happy Hunting!!! 

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