Amir strikes after England elect to bat first in 2nd T

MANCHESTER:’Mohammad Amir blows through Alex Hales and Pakistan have their first as England elected to bat first after winning the toss in’Old Trafford.England captain Alastair Cook looked fairly happy with getting the choice. He confirmed that Moeen keeps his place as the sole spinner and Rashid misses out. ‘James Anderson and Ben Stokes returned, as forecast, for Steven Finn and Jake Ball.”As always when we come to Old Trafford the grounds man does a great job and produces a fair wicket,” Cook said after winning the toss.Pakistan caption Misbah-ul-Haq also wanted to bat but he said it’s a “matter of staying disciplined whatever you do first”. He confirmed an unchanged Pakistan side.Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Shan Masood, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Asad Shafiq, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Wahab Riaz, 9 Mohammad Amir, 10 Rahat Ali, 11 Yasir Shah.England: 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Alex Hales, 3 Joe Root, 4 James Vince, 5 Gary Ballance, 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 8 Moeen Ali, 9 Chris Woakes, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson.