Liam Plunkett and Mark Wood have been enjoying the local cuisine as England gear up for the first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.

The pair, who will be hoping to strike fear into the Pakistani batsmen on Tuesday, looked terrified as they prepared to take on a goat carcass for their Sunday dinner.

Yorkshire's Plunkett posted the picture of himself and Durham quickie Wood, seemingly trying to replicate the face of the cooked beast laid out on a platter in front of them.

Liam Plunkett (left) and Mark Wood (right) come face to face with a goat carcass in Abu Dhabi

Plunkett took two wickets in England's second warm-up match against Pakistan A

Wood hits the deck after a delivery during day two of England's second warm-up match with Pakistan A

The bowler's tweet simply read, 'goat face anyone?' as England's north-east contingent prepared to dig-in to their meal.

Judging from their expressions, it wouldn't be a surprise to see the players stay on the field when lunch is called on day one.

While Plunkett and Wood might be eager to get home and tuck into a more traditional dinner, England's all-time wicket-taker Jimmy Anderson is chomping at the bit to line-up against Pakistan – after missing the final two Ashes tests with a side-strain.

'I'm itching to get going again,' said Anderson. 'it was frustrating to miss the last couple of Tests of the summer but I've played a bit for Lancashire which was good, got some wickets, so felt in good form and since being out here all of us have acclimatised quite quickly and are raring to go.