Overview
- England and Pakistan used a three-day warm-up at Beckenham on Wednesday to finalise preparations for their three-Test series.
- Emilio Gay was included to prove his shoulder fitness but was dismissed for a 12-ball duck, a result that confirms his availability while raising short-term form questions.
- Pakistan paceman Mohammad Abbas claimed 3-37, removing Gay and James Rew and helping reduce the PCC Select XI to 69-3 early in the innings.
- The PCC Select XI rallied to 305 all out with half-centuries from Tom Haines, Caleb Falconer and Saif Zaib and an unbeaten 62 from Matthew Fisher, who is in England’s 16-player squad for the first two Tests.
- Pakistan finished the day 44-0 with openers Azan Awais and Imam-ul-Haq not out, a position that gives the touring side match practice and poses fresh selection questions for the first Test starting on August 19.