Head coach Mike Hesson has yet to come to a final conclusion regarding Pakistan’s 11-member squad for the Edgbaston Test.

The third and final Test of the ICC Test Championship between England and Pakistan cricket teams will begin on September 9.

Mike Hesson, the new head coach of the national team who replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed, is yet to come to a conclusion with which combination of 11 members should be fielded after 2 days of practice.

After the defeat of 194 runs on the fourth day in the Lord’s Test, the board took emergency measures and dropped 7 players from the squad.

As a result, wicketkeeper Muhammad Rizwan, opener Imamul Haq, fast bowler Khurram Shahzad and spinner Ali Usman are sure to change from the 11-member team that will play the Lord’s Test. According to reports, after 2 days of practice after arriving in Birmingham, coach Mike Hessen still could not decide which 11 players should be fielded.

With wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori almost certain to make his Edgbaston debut, 24-year-old left-arm opener Saeem Ayub, who last played a Test against South Africa in Cape Town in January 2025, is a strong candidate to open the innings alongside Azan Owais, but right-arm spinner Sajid Khan is an experienced bowler in the absence of Ali Usman, who was dropped from the squad.

It is possible that Mike Hesson will prefer 21-year-old Arafat Minhas, a left-arm spin bowling all-rounder who has played 3 ODIs and 4 T20Is, over him.

Similarly, 20-year-old right-arm fast bowler Obaid Shah, who made his Test debut against the West Indies in Port of Spain in August 2026, is also a strong candidate for playing the second Test of his career.