.England leader Ben Stokes claimed Sunday he will definitely skip the first Exam against Pakistan starting upcoming full week, after neglecting to recuperate coming from a hamstring injury.The 33-year-old Stokes has been actually out given that the begin of August along with a hamstring tear suffered in the course of The Hundred, overlooking his staff’s 2-1 home Test series gain against Sri Lanka last month.Top-order concoction Ollie Pope, who led the side versus Sri Lanka, will stand in once again for the initial of three matches beginning in the central urban area of Multan on Monday.” I attempted my hardest to acquire myself fit for this activity,” Feeds said to press reporters.” Yet have actually taken the call to skip this one since I have actually almost procured activity all set.” Enjoy India v New Zealand LIVE & exclusive to Fox Sports, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free test today > All-rounder Feeds went to team practice on Friday and Saturday, batting in the nets and also bowling a few shippings with a short start.But the skipper stated he was actually “not exactly sure” he would certainly join the 2nd Exam– additionally in Multan as well as slated for Oct 15.” I’ve pushed on my own extremely challenging and operated definitely hard along with the health care staff to come to where I’m at now,” he claimed.” I assume I’m further in advance than what our team expected.
I’ll be working just like hard over the upcoming 10 days to make an effort to acquire on my own fit for the second Exam.” Behind time last month the England and also Wales Cricket Board stated Stokes had actually been actually “on course” to play against Pakistan.” There is a great deal that needs to go right into my rehabilitation program,” he pointed out.” It’s always discouraging to miss out.” Ben Stokes of England. Photograph through Stu Forster/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWith Stirs out, England announced their eleven for the very first Test, offering speed bowler Brydon Carse his launching in the longer format.The tourists will definitely enter the Examination with three pacers in Carse, Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes, together with the spin duo of Port Leach and Shoaib Bashir.Opener Zak Crawley also comes back to the team after missing out on the Sri Lanka series with a fractured finger.England XIOllie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Port Leach, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes.