Rehan Ahmed is one of three front-line spinners England has picked up for the series finale against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
The 20-year-old leg-spinner Ahmed and Gus Atkinson replace Matthew Potts and Brydon Carse from the team that lost the second Test.
Atkinson and captain Ben Stokes will be left to handle the speed bowling as he joins Shoaib Bashir and Jack Leach in a three-pronged spin assault.
England twice played three frontline spinners on their tour of India earlier this year, and the move comes amid speculation over the surface for Thursday’s third Test.
“We know it’s probably not going to swing and seam and do all sorts in the first session, so we look at the pitch and work out the best team,” England batter Harry Brook told BBC Sport.
Ahmed made his international debut in Pakistan two years ago, at 18, becoming the youngest man to play Test cricket for England.
His 5-48 in the third Test in Karachi made him the third-youngest man to take a five-wicket haul on a Test debut. Ahmed has since won a total of four caps, the last of which came against India in Rajkot in February.
“He’s an outstanding cricketer,” added Brook. “It’s not just his bowling, but his batting and fielding. He’s a young lad so he has a lot of time to come.
“He got five-for in the last Test here, so hopefully he can do that again.”
Pakistan levelled the series 1-1 on a reused pitch in Multan, with spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan sharing all 20 wickets.
As England trained in Rawalpindi for the first time on this tour on Tuesday, the large fans employed in Multan were again at either end of the pitch but not turned on.
On Sunday, pictures emerged on social media of patio heaters and windbreaks being placed around the strip in an attempt to dry it. By Monday, they had been removed, leaving just the industrial-sized fans.
“It’s interesting, and it’s unique,” said Brook. “I think everyone is just guessing. We’ll see in a couple of days.
“I’d say it will be a good pitch for the first day, two days maybe, then it will start spinning.”
With left-armer Noman taking 11 wickets and off-spinner Sajid nine in the second Test, they became the first pair of bowlers to share all 20 wickets in a Test since 1972.
In the record-breaking win in the first Test, Brook made England’s first triple-century in 34 years, then was out for nine and 16 in the second Test. Sajid revealed his plan for bowling at Brook, who was twice out trying to score off the back foot.
“We’ll still look to score against them and put them under the pump,” said 25-year-old Brook. “I’ll go about it a little bit differently, so we’ll see how we get on.
“I do like to play spin off the back foot. It gives you a lot more time to play the spinning ball and different areas to play in. I’m not going to say I’m not going to do that. I’ll look to play off the back foot and put him under pressure.”
Following a 3-0 victory here two years ago, England aims for a second straight series victory in Pakistan.
One of their biggest victories abroad was their victory on this field in the first Test of that series, which took place in the last session of the fifth day in failing light.
Brook stated, “It’s very exciting,” after hitting his first Test century in Rawalpindi. “We’d like to participate in the major games. It resembles a final.
It was an extremely memorable time for the squad and for my career. Winning in the last seconds of the game was excellent.
“The last wicket has a pretty nice picture. The memory will always be a part of me. Hopefully, we can play well and win again,
