Ali, Abrar new faces in squad for England Tests.

LAHORE -- Terming Pakistan's fast bowling attack strong even without injured spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi, chief selector Mohammad Wasim on Monday announced the national Test squad, with four changes, for the forthcoming three-match home series against England.

The 18-member squad contains four changes including two new faces - pacer Mohammad Ali and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed - for the three-Test series starting at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Dec 1.

Uncapped pacer Mohammad Wasim Jr and leg-spinner Zahid Mehmood, who were part of the Test side for the three home Tests against Australia earlier this year, are the other two players who returned to the side.

The four omissions from the squad, which played in an away two-Test series against Sri Lanka in July-August this year, include Fawad Alam, Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah - due to below-par performance - and Shaheen.

While announcing the squad at a press conference here, Wasim said though Pakistan had limited fast bowling options in Tests, the bowlers other than injured Shaheen held decent record in...