Pakistan went in to lunch at 76-2 against England
 

LONDON: Chris Woakes ******* the Pakistan’s openers Muhammad Hafeez and Shaan Masood in a testing spell, but the Green Caps went in to lunch at 76 for 2 on the first morning of the Lord's Test against England on Thursday.

Azhar Ali was seven **t out and Younis Khan 18 **t out.

This is the first of a four-Test ******.

Pakistan picked three left-arm pacemen -- Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Rahat Ali -- in their lineup with Yasir Shah as the lone specialist spinner.

Mohammad Amir's return to test cricket following a conviction for spot-fixing has dominated the build-up to the ******, as has right-hander Joe Root moving up the order to number three for England.

"Looks a good pitch and the sun is up, so we'll bat first," Misbah said after winning the toss.

England captain Alastair Cook too would have preferred to bat first.

"Always a tempter with a nice bit of green grass but we would have batted, looks a really good wicket," he said.

**ttinghamshire paceman Jake Ball makes his test debut in place of the injured James Anderson.

"We've seen Jake for a few months **w and he looks a really good bowler. Pakistan are a really good side and it'll be a really good battle," Cook said.

Mushtaq Ahmed rang the five-minute bell alongside MCC chief executive Derek Brewer before starting the test match.

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