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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali announced the squad in an interaction with reporters on the eve of the series.
Vaughan also praised Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali and Babar Azam and that opined that the Pakistan batting lineup has the ability to amass 350 to 400 runs in an innings.
Pakistan are unbeaten against England in the last four Test series (2010 onwards). They defeated England in home series in 2012 (3-0) and 2015 (2-0) before levelling the 2016 (2-2) and 2018 (1-1) away series.
Naseem is part of the Pakistan squad that is currently gearing up for their three-Test series against England starting Wednesday at the Old Trafford.
England next face Pakistan, a team stacked with promising and exciting new talent Babar Azam, and rich and impressive history on English soil.
Woakes' performances often go unnoticed as the likes of Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Jofra Archer steal the spotlight.
Afridi expressed satisfaction at the pace bowling resources available in Pakistan cricket and said the country had always produced some top class pace bowlers.
Azhar, presently 27th among batsmen, will be hoping to regain the form that lifted him to a career-best sixth in December 2016, while Babar will be hoping to progress from a career-best aggregate of 800 rating points.
The 39-year-old, who scored 3835 runs in 52 Tests between 2009-2015 for England, will be joined by former New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel and Warwickshire seamer Graeme Welch
England versus Pakistan Test series begins on August 5 at the Old Trafford Cricket ground in Manchester.
West Indies were guilty of throwing away their advantage as they had won the first Test in Southampton before succumbing to back-to-back defeats in Manchester.
Experienced left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir has also now joined the squad in Derbyshire with another young pacer Haris Rauf set to join the team after finally clearing his COVID-19 tests.
The government on Friday hardened lockdown restrictions in Greater Manchester and other areas in northern England after a spike in coronavirus cases.
Vaughan also cautioned the home side against Pakistan's top-order, which according to him, is filled with experienced campaigners.
The series will begin with the opener on August 5 at the Old Trafford Cricket ground in Manchester.
Younis Khan said he has been trying to improve the batting skills of pace trio of Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Abbas.
Ramiz feels England will be battle-hardened going into the series and they will start as favourites against Pakistan, who according to him, still lack proper match practice.
Broad helped England to a win in the third Test against West Indies, and thus a 2-1 series win, by taking 10 wickets in the match. He thus ends the series as the highest wicket-taker, despite not playing in the first Test.
Last month, 10 Pakistan players had been left out of the England tour squad after they failed to clear the coronavirus test.
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