Pakistan have stepped up attempts to prepare a spinning pitch for their Test series decider against England, using industrial-sized fans, outdoor heaters and windbreakers in a bid to dry out the surface at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Pitch curators at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium were seen using giant fans to dry the pitch ahead of the third Test against England.

Pakistan continued to bake the Rawalpindi pitch with the help of industrial-sized fans, in a bid to hit England with spin in the decisive third Test which starts on Thursday. The hosts levelled the series on a re-used surface in Multan last week, having taken the unusual step of drying the pitch out with large fans stationed at each end.

After the success of spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan in the second Test against England at Multan, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to prepare another turning track for the series-deciding match in Rawalpindi,

With the teams level at 1-1, there is all to play for in the final match of the series and in the second Test in Multan, England lost all 20 wickets to spin bowlers.