England Announce Squad for Pakistan Tests

England begin life after Ben Stokes with a reshuffled Test squad for the Pakistan series, with Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence and Sam Cook all earning recalls. Jordan Cox also returns to the side and will bat at No 3 following Jacob Bethell's injury ruling. ipl-today.in

Joe Root's first assignment back as permanent Test captain gets underway at Headingley on 19 August, with a 16-strong squad providing him with options but also the challenge of finding a balanced XI without a genuine all-rounder post-Stokes.