Pakistan made one change in the squad that won Dubai Test, Junaid Khan comes in for Aizaz Cheema.
Strauss said that he too would have batted first. Monty Panesar comes in for the home-bound Chris Tremlett.
This is the first time England have played two spinners in a four-man attack since December 2003.
Teams:
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (Capt), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal (WK), Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan.
England: Andrew Strauss (Capt), AN Cook, IJL Trott, Keving Pietersen, IR Bell, EJG Morgan, Matt Prior (WK), SCJ Broad, GP Swann, JM Anderson, Monty Panesar
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