Both England and Pakistan have announced their 13-man squads for tomorrow's first Test match in Dubai.
Pace-bowler Graham Onions has missed out for touring England, with Steven Finn favoured by the selectors.
Ian Bell and Stuart Broad have shrugged off recent injury scares to take their places in the lineup.
England squad: A Strauss (c), A Cook, J Trott, K Pietersen, I Bell, E Morgan, M Prior (wkt), S Broad, G Swann, C Tremlett, J Anderson, M Panesar, S Finn.
Pakistan squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), T Umar, M Hafeez, A Ali, Y Khan, A Shafiq, A Akmal (wkt), S Ajmal, A Rehman, U Gul, J Khan, A Cheema, W Riaz.