After missing the first test against Pakistan, captain Ben Stokes will be returning for England’s tour of Pakistan 2024 starting on October 15.
Ben Stokes has missed the entire Sri Lanka tour of England where the hosts secured a 2-1 win in the series due to a hamstring injury he sustained during The Hundred 2024. Previously, he captained the side to 3-0 glory against West Indies at home.
Ben Stokes and Matt Potts are the two changes named in the squad for the second test. Potts will be making his comeback after the appearance he made in Lord’s Test against Sri Lanka in August. Meanwhile, the seamers Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes were rested.
⬅️ Gus Atkinson
⬅️ Chris Woakes➡️ Matt Potts
➡️ Ben StokesFull focus on securing the series win 👊 pic.twitter.com/wUU8gD6q4g
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England secured a stunning victory by an innings and 47 runs in the first test against Pakistan. The clash at Multan saw a total of 1593 runs scored across three innings with the fall of 27 wickets.
Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings, and England scored 823/7 including Joe Root’s double century and Harry Brook’s triple century.
England’s Playing 11: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
Meanwhile, Pakistan has made notable changes in their squad when they face England in the second test.
Leading the series 1-0, England and Pakistan will be playing their second test starting on October 15 at Multan Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan Squad for 2nd and 3rd England tests: Shan Masood (c), Saud Shakeel (vc), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Haseebullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha and Zahid Mehmood.
