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Time to put the kettle on, while Jos Buttler, Kumar Sangakkara and Ian Ward discuss the Test with a heavily-decorated Christmas tree in the background.
Our man on the ground is Ali Martin: “Hello Tanya and folks ... lively morning in Rawalpindi ... two debutants for England, with Will Jacks replacing the stricken Ben Foakes in the advertised XI and handed his cap - number 708 - by Ollie Pope, Surrey team-mate and now England wicketkeeper once more. Liam Livingstone, aka 709, was presented with his new headgear by Mike Atherton. Athers was trying to work out how many sixes he hit in his career last night ... suspect Livingstone may end up with a few more. Heavy security on the way in, as you’d expect, and my driver could only get so far. A friendly policeman then gave me a lift to the entrance ... first time I’ve had a machine gun at my feet in the passenger seat. Gulp.”