.England captain Ben Stokes stated Sunday he will definitely miss the first Examination versus Pakistan beginning following week, after neglecting to bounce back from a hamstring injury.The 33-year-old Stokes has actually been out considering that the begin of August along with a hamstring tear suffered throughout The Hundred, overlooking his group’s 2-1 home Test collection succeed versus Sri Lanka final month.Top-order batter Ollie Pope, that led the edge against Sri Lanka, are going to fill in once again for the first of 3 matches starting in the central metropolitan area of Multan on Monday.” I tried my hardest to acquire myself fit for this game,” Stokes told media reporters.” Yet have taken the call to miss this since I’ve almost procured video game all set.” View India v New Zealand LIVE & unique to Fox Sports, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge test today > All-rounder Stirs went to group practice on Friday and Sunday, batting in the nets and bowling a handful of distributions along with a short start.But the skipper said he was “not sure” he would certainly participate in the 2nd Test– likewise in Multan and slated for October 15.” I have actually pushed myself astonishingly tough as well as worked actually challenging with the clinical group to get to where I’m at today,” he pointed out.” I assume I’m more ahead than what our company anticipated.
I’ll be working just like hard over the upcoming 10 days to make an effort to obtain on my own fit for the 2nd Test.” Behind time last month the England and Wales Cricket Board stated Stokes had been actually “on the right track” to play against Pakistan.” There is actually a great deal that has to go right into my rehab programme,” he pointed out.” It is actually constantly discouraging to miss out.” Ben Stokes of England. Photograph through Stu Forster/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWith Stirs out, England introduced their eleven for the first Test, giving pace bowler Brydon Carse his launching in the longer format.The visitors will certainly enter the Exam along with 3 pacers in Carse, Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes, together with the twist duo of Jack Leach as well as Shoaib Bashir.Opener Zak Crawley additionally comes back to the team after missing out on the Sri Lanka series along with a fractured finger.England XIOllie Pope (leader), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Creek, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Port Leach, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes.