Former England captain Nasser Hussain criticised Pakistan's selection committee for flying Ayub in from T20 cricket without first-class preparation for tough Test conditions.

There seems to be no end to Pakistan's troubles, with the Babar Azam-led side left reeling by England in the morning session on Day 1 of the third and final Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

England vs Pakistan Highlights, 3rd Test Day 1: England overcame the loss of early wickets to establish a slender first-innings lead on the opening day of the third Test following Pakistan's latest batting collapse.

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday said both the players have been advised rehabilitation programmes under the supervision of a PCB medical panel.

Pakistan's 15-member squad has six uncapped players, including opening batter Sahibzada Farhan, who topped the batting charts at the T20 World Cup with 383 runs.

Babar Azam was dropped from the Pakistan playing XI, alongside opener Saim Ayub and pacer Salman Mirza.

Saim Ayub was removed for just seven by England pacer Jofra Archer in the third over, a dismissal that further compounds his prolonged lean patch with the bat.

Pakistan vs New Zealand Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan and New Zealand shared a point each as the match was abandoned due to rain.

With the latest dismissal, Abhishek Sharma has registered five ducks in T20Is in 2026, putting him with some of the openers scoring the most ducks in a single calendar year in the shortest format.

India vs Pakistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Ishan Kishan scored a fiery fifty while the bowlers peformed in unision as India outplayed Pakistan by record 61 runs to book a Super Eight berth.