Lahore, June 8 :

Pakistani selectors on Thursday chose forgotten paceman Shahid Nazir to replace injured Shoaib Akhtar in their 16-man squad for next month’s Test series in England. The 28-year-old played the last of his eight Tests against Sri Lanka in 1999 and was not included in any of the five one-day games on last year’s tour of India. Nazir was among six pacemen named to the squad, which will play four Tests and five one-day games during the trip, which starts on July 1. Pakistan will play a tour match against Leicestershire from July 13.