Umar Akmal, Riaz back in the Pakistan squad for Test series against England

Left-arm paceman Wahab Riaz returns to the Pakistan Test squad that has been named to play England in a three-match series in UAE.

Riaz missed the recent Test series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The three-match series starts on 17 January and will be played at Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Another left-arm seamer Junaid Khan has been named in the squad subject to him proving his fitness.

Also returning to the Test squad is young batsman Umar Akmal.

Test Team

1. Mohammad Hafeez

2. Taufiq Umar

3. Imran Farhat

4. Younis Khan

5. Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain)

6. Azhar Ali

7. Asad Shafiq

8. Umar Akmal

9. Adnan Akmal (Wicket Keeper)

10. Saeed Ajmal

11. Abdul Rehman

12. Umar Gul

13. Mohammad Talha

14. Aizaz Cheema

15. Junaid Khan (Subject to fitness)

16. Wahab Riaz

The PCB also named a 12-man PCB XI squad to play England in a three-day game from 11-13 January.

Wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmad will lead this squad.

1.  Nasir Jamshaid  
   

2.  Afaq Rahim  
   

3.  Harris Sohail  
   

4.  Muhammad Ayub Dogar  
   

5.  Fawad Alam  
   

6.  Usman Salahuddin  
   

7.  Sarfraz Ahmad (Wicket Keeper/ Captain)  
   

8.  Raza Hassan  
   

9.  Muhammad Khalil  
   

10. Muhammad Talha  
    

11. Ali Imran Pasha  
    

12. Yasir Shah