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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Manchester, Aug 5: <\/strong>Pakistan captain Azhar Ali won the toss and elected to bat against England in the first Test of the three-match series beginning Wednesday at the Old Trafford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We can&#39;t control the weather but we are clear in our heads. We are going with two spinner and three seamers, with Shadab (Khan) as an all-rounder,&quot; said Ali after winning the toss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;If you come to England you want to bowl fuller and make the batsmen play. We have bowlers who can hit the seam,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England skipper Joe Root said: &quot;We&#39;ve tried to make the most of the practice days, we have come in unchanged, we&#39;d probably have batted first.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Ben (Stokes) is not quite 100 per cent fit and it&#39;s too big a risk, but his runs have been invaluable and he&#39;s a huge part of the dressing room,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Playing XIs:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Joe Root(c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Dominic Bess, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pakistan: Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Shadab Khan, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah.<\/p>\r\n",
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