22 players shortlisted for England tour

The final squad for the tour will be announced within two days, PCB sources said.

According to details, Sami Aslam along with Khurram Manzoor and Shan Masood have been shortlisted as openers for the test format.

Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Imran Khan and Rahat Ali have only been shortlisted for the Test version of the game whereas one day international skipper Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam and Junaid Khan have been shortlisted for both test and ODI format .

All rounder

Mohammad Hafeez and spinner Yasir Shah will be part of all three squads subject to their fitness, whereas Twenty20 captain Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz have been shortlisted in the three formats of the game.

Shoaib Malik has only been shortlisted for one day format whereas Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Iftikhar Ahmed and Anwar Ali have been named in the T20 format only.

Pakistan will play four tests, four one day internationals and a Twenty20 game against England in the tour in July.