England captain Ben Stokes is about to make his return to aggressive cricket after two months through the second Check in opposition to Pakistan in Multan, beginning October 15. Stokes, who had picked up a hamstring harm whereas taking part in within the hundred, was named in England’s taking part in XI for the second recreation on the Multan Cricket Stadium. The 33-year-old bowled and batted with none discomfort within the nets within the lead as much as the match. In his absence, Ollie Pope led England to a giant win within the series-opener final week.
Pakistan, then again, have dropped some huge names forward of the second Check, together with former captain Babar Azam and star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi.
On the eve of the match, Stokes was requested to share his views on Babar and Shaheen’s snub. Nonetheless, he refused to make a touch upon that, saying that the difficulty does not hassle him or his staff.
“Yeah, simply the whole lot on that’s Pakistan cricket’s difficulty. It has nothing to do with me,” Stokes mentioned throughout a pre-match press convention on the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Ben Stokes
“Pakistan Cricket has nothing to do with me”
Humiliated the mentioned journalist. pic.twitter.com/DdDWriQmNQ
— M (@anngrypakiistan) October 14, 2024
Stokes missed the three-match house collection in opposition to Sri Lanka and final week’s first Check, which the guests gained by an innings.
Durham seamer Matthew Potts additionally returns to the facet for the primary time because the Lord’s Check in opposition to Sri Lanka on the finish of August. Seamers Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes have been rested.
With England dropping two pacer, Stokes confirmed he’ll be “taking part in as a 3rd seamer” to Potts and Brydon Carse, who impressed on his debut in Multan.
Pakistan grew to become the primary staff in Check cricket’s 147-year historical past to lose by an innings after posting a 550-plus complete of their first knock.
Underneath-pressure Pakistan, who’ve gone 11 Exams with no win at house, named three frontline spinners of their staff as they chase a series-levelling win.
They’ve made 4 adjustments, together with bringing in batter Kamran Ghulam for his debut.
Pakistan XI: Shan Masood (captain), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, Aamer Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood
England XI: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
(With AFP Inputs)
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