England captain Ben Stokes may have wondered whether Pakistan employed ground staff or gardeners ahead of the decisive third Test at Rawalpindi after concluding the hosts had been raking the pitch to assist their spinners.

England captain Ben Stokes believes the series-deciding third Test against Pakistan starting Thursday will boil down to a spin battle on a Rawalpindi pitch likely to favour slow bowlers.

England captain Ben Stokes anticipates a spin-dominated contest in the series-deciding third Test against Pakistan on a Rawalpindi pitch likely to ben