England captain Ben Stokes mentioned Saturday he’ll miss the primary Take a look at towards Pakistan beginning subsequent week, after failing to get better from a hamstring harm. The 33-year-old Stokes has been out for the reason that begin of August with a hamstring tear suffered throughout The Hundred, lacking his group’s 2-1 residence Take a look at sequence win towards Sri Lanka final month. Prime-order batter Ollie Pope, who led the aspect towards Sri Lanka, will stand in once more for the primary of three matches beginning within the central metropolis of Multan on Monday.
“I attempted my hardest to get myself match for this recreation,” Stokes informed reporters. “However have taken the decision to overlook this one as a result of I’ve not fairly managed to get recreation prepared.”
All-rounder Stokes was at group observe on Friday and Saturday, batting within the nets and bowling just a few deliveries with a brief begin.
However the skipper mentioned he was “unsure” he would take part within the second Take a look at — additionally in Multan and slated for October 15.
“I’ve pushed myself extremely exhausting and labored actually exhausting with the medical group to get to the place I am at now,” he mentioned.
“I feel I am additional forward than what we anticipated. I will be working simply as exhausting over the subsequent ten days to attempt to get myself match for the second Take a look at.”
Late final month the England and Wales Cricket Board mentioned Stokes had been “on observe” to play towards Pakistan.
“There’s a lot that has to enter my rehab programme,” he mentioned. “It is at all times irritating to overlook out.”
With Stokes out, England introduced their eleven for the primary Take a look at, giving tempo bowler Brydon Carse his debut within the longer format.
The vacationers will enter the Take a look at with three pacers in Carse, Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes, alongside the spin duo of Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir.
Opener Zak Crawley additionally returns to the squad after lacking the Sri Lanka sequence with a fractured finger.
England XI: Ollie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes
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