Will Jacks was handed a surprise debut cap ahead of the start of play for England’s first Test match in Pakistan since 2005, after the game was briefly threatened with a 24-hour postponement due to a viral infection in the touring party.
The batting-all rounder was not in the original XI, with Liam Livingstone preferred by captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, but was called up in the absence of wicketkeeper Ben Foakes.
