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Pakistan bat against England

Dubai - Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat against England in the third and final Test played at Dubai Stadium on Friday.

Pakistan, leading the series 2-0 following their ten-wicket win in the first Test in Dubai and 72 run victory in the second Test in Abu Dhabi, brought back paceman Aizaz Cheema in place of Junaid Khan.

England remained unchanged from the Abu Dhabi Test, keeping faith with their batsmen despite their struggles against Pakistan's spinners in the first two matches.

Pakistan: Misbah-ul Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufiq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman

England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar

Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) and Steve Davis (AUS)

TV umpire: Shahvir Tarapore (IND)

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (IND)

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