The Cricketer runs down the who, what, where, when, why, which channel and how wet will it be as the series moves to Southampton...
England face Pakistan in the second of three Tests as the second half of the international red-ball summer continues.
The Test starts on Thursday, August 13 at 11am (BST).
The game will be played at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton, where the international summer began back in July.
England will be forced into at least one change from their three-wicket win in the first Test, after Ben Stokes was ruled out for the rest of the series.
The Durham allrounder will this week return to be with his family in New Zealand, where his father Ged has been recovering from a serious illness.
Joe Root is also without Dan Lawrence, who has left the camp due to a family bereavement.
The loss of the Essex batsman means that Zak Crawley is almost certain to regain his place, after missing the last two Tests. Inevitably, the configuration of the bowling attack is the other decision facing Root and head coach Chris Silverwood.
James Anderson has dismissed suggestions he is bound for retirement after a sub-standard display in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford, but he could yet be rested. Stuart Broad may also be withdrawn to prevent him from playing in a fourth Test in five weeks.
Chris Woakes' match-winning heroics make him virtually undroppable. Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, and Ollie Robinson will compete for the remaining berths.
Pakistan may have fallen apart over the last two days of the first Test but they could be unchanged for the second Test. Fawad Alam awaits his international return and could provide more reliability to the batting line-up.
Captain Azhar Ali might also be tempted to tinker with the bowling attack. Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi were terrific in Manchester but it remains to be seen if they will be asked to play all three Tests.
England squad: Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, James Bracey, Ben Foakes, Jack Leach, Olie Robinson
Pakistan squad: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Imam ul Haq, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Sohail Khan, Usman Shinwari, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah
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The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for the whole of England on Thursday, amid the threat of thunderstorms. Days two and three should be clear, with a combination of sunny and cloudy skies expected. But rain is expected during the final two days of the contest, which could threat a result.
The games will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 11am BST on Wednesday.
Sky Sports Main Event is a subscription service available on channel 401 on Sky, channel 402 and channel 437 (HD) on BT TV, channel 401 on TalkTalk TV, and channels 501 (HD) and 401 on Virgin Media.
Sky also offer a streaming service - Sky Go - for subscribers in the UK.
In India, Pakistan, and other subcontinent countries, the match will be available to watch on Sony Six and Sony ESPN and can be streamed via SongLiv. Viewers in Pakistan can also gain access to footage via pay service PTV.
Australian viewers can watch the match via Fox Sports or streaming service Kayo Sports
The game will be covered by BBC Test Match Special on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra (digital radio, digital satellite channel 0144, Freeview channel 706, cable TV channels 864 or 908) and BBC Radio 4 (194 long wave, digital satellite channel 0143).
The Cricketer's social media channels will have updates throughout the day, with reaction to follow via our website after play has concluded.
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