England were 72 for three wickets after winning the toss at lunch on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday.

Hasan Ali, the only change in the Pakistani side that beat Test debutants Ireland in Dublin last week, led the tourists' attack with two wickets for 18 runs in seven overs.

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England gave a debut to 20-year-old Somerset off-spinner Dominic Bess and included fast bowler Mark Wood in their XI, with pace bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes missing out after being selected in a 12-man squad.

Alastair Cook, in a record-equalling 153rd consecutive Test appearance, was 46 not out and Jonny Bairstow unbeaten on 10.

This is the first match in a two-Test series. England are looking to bounce back after a difficult southern hemisphere tour where they failed to win in seven combined Tests in Australia and New Zealand.

Teams

England: Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman, Joe Root (captain), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Mark Wood.

Pakistan: Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas, Rahat Ali.

Umpires: Rod Tucker (Australia) and Paul Reiffel (Australia).

TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (Australia).

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand).