England won the toss and elected to bat in the first test against Pakistan on Thursday, despite overcast, bowler-friendly conditions at Trent Bridge."It looks like a good wicket to me and hopefully when the sun comes out we can make a big score and put Pakistan under some pressure," England captain Andrew Strauss told Sky Sports.Pakistan skipper Salman Butt said he would also have batted.England recalled Paul Collingwood and Stuart Broad after they were left out of the test series against Bangladesh as part of a squad rotation policy.Pakistan named the same team that completed victory over Australia at Headingley on Saturday. They drew the series 1-1 after losing at Lord's.Teams: England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven Finn.Pakistan: Salman Butt (captain), Imran Farhat, Azhar Ali, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Asif.(Editing by Kevin Fylan)News posted by www.newsinfoline.com
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