Well, the chances of that have just gone down a bit, Tom, because Ben Stokes has taken him out of the attack.

Joe Root comes on for his first bowl of the Test...

A touch of good fortune for Kamran Ghulam as he pushes forward to a delivery that grips and turns from Shoaib Bashir.

There is an inside edge but the ball gets stuck in his pad when, on another day, it could well have hit the pad and popped up to a fielder.

England are racing through their over with spin on at both ends.

Good for the over rate, relentless for a live texter...

Anyway, there is some excitement from the England fielders as Jack Leach fires one in that stays a bit low to Saim Ayub but the left-hander gets his bat down just in time.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on BBC Test Match Special

On a pitch like this you have to be disciplined and your footwork has got to be right.

Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special

In a matter of days the strategy has shifted from pace and balance to pure spin.

Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst

Image source, Getty Images

PitchViz rating this Test so far: 4.0

First Test day one, first Session at drinks: 2.1

First Test overall: 3.0

PitchViz gives a rating out of 10. The higher the number the harder it is to bat.

There's definitely been more control from Shoaib Bashir so far this morning that we saw last week.

Just a single from his latest as Kamran Ghulam smears the last ball to long on.

The right-hander was looking for far more than one with that shot.

Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on Test Match Special

Kamran Ghulam has played a good hand so far, he's looked confident.

Saim Ayub is a touch player and he likes the ball to come onto the bat. He looks engaging when he's batting, but he needs to convert it into something substantial now.

Jack Leach rattles through another tidy over after drinks but the Pakistan pair get through it without any concern.

It has been a pretty assured start from debutant Kamran Ghulam but he'll know he has to stay switched on.

If you let up in Test cricket, you tend to be punished and given the assistance this pitch is already giving the spinners, I can't imagine today will be any different.

Image source, Getty Images

This pitch has been the most talked about 22 yards of earth in Pakistan...

For every single previous Test match in the history of the sport (we think) a fresh playing surface has been created.

But, given this match is being played at the same ground as the first Test, Pakistan have taken the unprecedented step of continuing where we left off - using the same pitch as the previous match.

They have done so because, even with England scoring 823-7 declared on this surface last week, they think this used, tired surface will offer more assistance for their SEVEN spin bowlers.

England's have already found more turn in this first hour than they did on average in all of their win last week.

There have been signs of uneven bounce too when England's pace bowlers have hit the growing cracks.

Between Tests the pitch was dried out by huge fans placed at each end while BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew says some sand or powder has been used to try to fill in those cracks.

Image source, Getty Images

A promising start for England, that's what.

Jack Leach has taken two wickets in the first hour after England lost the toss.

He bowled Abdullah Shafique with a beauty that turned before having Pakistan skipper Shan Masood caught at mid-wicket.

All of the talk has been about the pitch, however. After last week's run fest Pakistan have opted to continue on the same surface.

It is already turning more than you'd expect on a first morning and a few have shot low too.

It looks like being a very different few days to last week.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

Great start for England. Jack Leach has bowled better than Shoaib Bashir and he's got more out of the surface.

England will be happy with how they're bowling. This surface is helping the spinners.

Shoaib Bashir finds the edge in the last over before drinks as Saim Ayub pressed forward.

The ball goes quickly and wide of Ben Stokes at slip but more good signs for England.

Ayub adds three on the cut and it's time for drinks. Good first hour for England and a good first hour for over-rate enthusiasts, 15 bowled so we're right on track.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Multan

England look a spinner light...

Pak 37-2published at 14 overs

14 overs

Oh, hello! Kamran Ghulam springs into life.

The debutant gives a glimpse of what he has to offers by skipping down the track and smashing the ball back over Jack Leach's head to end the over.

A first six in Test cricket for Ghulam.

Andy Zaltzman
Statistician on Test Match Special

Jack Leach has taken two wickets inside the first 10 overs. The last England spinner to do that was Johnny Briggs in 1889.

Big turn for Shoaib Bashir early in the over to beat a big sweep from Saim Ayub. Well taken by Jamie Smith, too.

A slight drag down releases the pressure on the left-hander as he cuts for two and Kamran Ghulam then sweeps to end the over.

The ball was aerial but was in front of square and well clear on the man in the deep. Still just a single.