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DUBAI (Reuters) - England’s selectors have yet to decide who will open the batting alongside captain Alastair Cook against Pakistan later this month and will use two warm-up games to choose between Alex Hales or Moeen Ali, coach Trevor Bayliss said on Friday.
The identity of Cook’s partner and when to give leg-spinner Adil Rashid his test debut appear to be England’s two main selection dilemmas ahead of a first tussle with Pakistan since a 3-0 series whitewash in 2012 in the United Arab Emirates.
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