Pakistan and England told second Test will be played on same Multan pitch

Pakistan omit Babar Azam and Shaheen AfridiBen Stokes likely to return for England after injuryIn an extraordinary and possibly unprecedented move, England and Pakistan have been told they will play their second Test on exactly the same pitch on which 2,123 balls were bowled and 1,599 runs scored last week – one already pockmarked at both ends with footmarks and deep cracks.But though the pitch might be the same, the Pakistan team will not. The fallout from another humbling defeat in the f