England win toss, opt to bat against Pakistan

England have won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the third Test being played in Southampton on Friday.

Pakistan are fielding in an unchanged playing XI from the second Test, which ended in a draw due to bad weather, while Jofra Archer returned to the England side in place of Sam Curran.

The hosts are leading the series 1-0 with final Test starting today.

Teams

Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah.

England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root(c), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Dominic Bess, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.