.England captain Ben Stokes said Sunday he will definitely skip the 1st Exam versus Pakistan starting following week, after stopping working to bounce back coming from a hamstring injury.The 33-year-old Stokes has been out considering that the beginning of August along with a hamstring tear gone through in the course of The Hundred, skipping his team’s 2-1 home Examination collection win against Sri Lanka last month.Top-order concoction Ollie Pope, who led the side against Sri Lanka, will certainly fill in once more for the 1st of three matches beginning in the main area of Multan on Monday.” I tried my hardest to acquire on my own fit for this activity,” Stirs informed reporters.” Yet have actually taken decision to overlook this one because I’ve almost managed to get activity ready.” View India v New Zealand LIVE & special to Fox Athletics, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free test today > All-rounder Stokes was at group method on Friday and also Sunday, hitting in the nets and bowling a handful of shippings along with a brief start.But the skipper stated he was actually “uncertain” he would join the second Exam– also in Multan and also slated for Oct 15.” I have actually pushed on my own incredibly challenging as well as operated definitely difficult along with the medical team to reach where I’m at right now,” he pointed out.” I assume I am actually more in advance than what our team expected.
I’ll be functioning equally difficult over the next ten times to try to acquire on my own suitable for the second Examination.” Late final month the England as well as Wales Cricket Panel claimed Stokes had actually been actually “on the right track” to play against Pakistan.” There is actually a lot that needs to go in to my rehab program,” he stated.” It is actually regularly frustrating to miss out.” Ben Stokes of England. Picture through Stu Forster/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWith Stokes out, England announced their eleven for the first Exam, providing rate bowler Brydon Carse his launching in the longer format.The visitors will certainly enter the Test with 3 pacers in Carse, Gus Atkinson and also Chris Woakes, along with the twist duo of Jack Leach as well as Shoaib Bashir.Opener Zak Crawley also goes back to the team after missing the Sri Lanka series with a broken finger.England XIOllie Pope (leader), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Creek, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Joe Origin, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes.