Hasan Ali, Fawad Alam, Yasir Shah dropped for England Tests

Pakistan have picked mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed and fast bowler Mohammad Ali in the 18-man squad for the England Tests, set to be played in December. The other uncapped players in the side are Mohammad Wasim Jnr and Zahid Mehmood. Hasan Ali, Fawad Alam and Yasir Shah have lost their places after having featured in the 1-1 drawn series in Sri Lanka in July. Shaheen Afridi meanwhile, was unavailable for selection having undergone an appendicitis surgery on November 20.