England vs Pakistan: 1st Test Match

NOTTINGHAM: England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the first Test of a four-match series at Trent Bridge here on Thursday.

England dropped Tim Bresnan from their 12-man squad. Bresnan had been a late replacement for fellow Yorkshire seamer Ajmal Shahzad, who withdrew with an ankle injury on Wednesday.

This was England batsman Kevin Pietersen's first match for nearly a month because of a thigh injury.

Pietersen's right foot and ankle were both strapped up after he trod on a stray football during practice here on Wednesday but the South Africa born shotmaker was passed fit.

Pakistan were unchanged from the team that beat Australia by three wickets at Headingley last week to level a two-Test series at 1-1.

That match saw Pakistan lose the toss toss and bowl Australia out for just 88 in their first innings in similarly overcast conditions.


Complete Schedule:

England vs Pakistan Thu, 29 Jul 2010
10:00 GMT (15:30 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 1st Test Match, Trent Bridge, Nottingham

England vs Pakistan Fri, 06 Aug 2010
10:00 GMT (15:30 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 2nd Test Match, Edgbaston, Birmingham

England vs Pakistan Wed, 18 Aug 2010
10:00 GMT (15:30 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 3rd Test Match, Kennington Oval, London

England vs Pakistan Thu, 26 Aug 2010
10:00 GMT (15:30 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 4th Test Match, Lord"s, London

England vs Pakistan Sun, 05 Sep 2010
14:00 GMT (19:30 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 1st Twenty20 International, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

England vs Pakistan Tue, 07 Sep 2010
18:00 GMT (23:30 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 2nd Twenty20 International, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

England vs Pakistan Fri, 10 Sep 2010
09:15 GMT (14:45 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 1st One Day International, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

England vs Pakistan Sun, 12 Sep 2010
09:15 GMT (14:45 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 2nd One Day International, Headingley, Leeds

England vs Pakistan Fri, 17 Sep 2010
09:15 GMT (14:45 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 3rd One Day International, Kennington Oval, London

England vs Pakistan Mon, 20 Sep 2010
13:30 GMT (19:00 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 4th One Day International, Lord"s, London (D/N)

England vs Pakistan Wed, 22 Sep 2010
13:30 GMT (19:00 IST)
Pakistan Tour of England 2010, 5th One Day International, The Rose Bowl, Southampton (D/N)