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England won the toss and chose to bat first v Pakistan Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details

England’s quest to complete their set of series wins over all Test nations got off to a promising start ahead of the fourth Investec Test, when Alastair Cook won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan at the Kia Oval.

Cook, who resisted the temptation to include an extra spinner in Adil Rashid, named an unchanged side, which means one more chance for James Vince to prove his worth as a Test batsman, after two promising but unfulfilled scores of 39 and 42 in England’s third-Test win at Edgbaston last week.

Pakistan announced two changes to the side who slumped to a 2-1 series deficit last week, with Mohammad Hafeez paying the price for a poor series with the bat and in the field. He was dropped in favour of the 25-year-old Iftikhar …

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