Ben Stokes back as England Announced 17-member Squad for Pakistan Test Tour
England announced the team keeping the captain Ben Stokes. He could not play against Sri Lanka due to injury. Pakistan series will start in October.
England Announced Squads for Pakistan Test Series: England will play a three match test series against Pakistan. The England Cricket Board has announced the team of 17 people. The team has been announced keeping the captain Ben Stokes. Stokes could not play against Sri Lanka due to injury. The series will begin in October.
England will play in Pakistan. So spinner Jack Leach has returned to the team. He too could not play due to injury. Leach was injured while playing against India in Hyderabad. Since then he could not play. England announced the team with him against Pakistan.
There are seven pacers in the England team. There are also four spinners. Left-arm pacer Jos Hull, who made his debut against Sri Lanka, has also been included in the squad. The 6ft 7in pacer took three wickets on debut. Scored 9 runs with the bat.
Opener Jack Crowley has also been brought back into the team. He got injured while playing against West Indies in July. The 26-year-old cricketer suffered an injury in his right hand. The selectors believe that he will recover before the tour of Pakistan. He always got runs against Pakistan. Crawley scored 555 runs in 5 matches. There are also two hundreds.
"Zak Crawley returns to the squad after missing out since the West Indies series in July. Captain Ben Stokes is also included as he continues his recovery from a hamstring tear," Reuters quoted ECB as saying.
England squad for Pakistan Test Series: Ben Stokes, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Josh Hull, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes.
Eight players from the squad – Ahmed, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Leach, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, and Stokes – return to Pakistan following the 3-0 Test series victory in 2022.
Pakistan-England test series starts from October 7. The second Test starts on October 15. The third test starts from 24 October. However, it has not yet been announced which ground those matches will be played in.
