Ben Stokes will MISS England's first Test against Pakistan as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury - as Ollie Pope steps up as stand-in captain in his absence
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Ben Stokes will MISS England's first Test against Pakistan as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury - as Ollie Pope steps up as stand-in captain in his absence

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Ben Stokes has been ruled out of Monday’s first Test against Pakistan because of his hamstring tear – and said he was doing everything in his power to recover in time for the second game, starting on October 15. There is also a return for spinner Jack Leach, who has not played for England since the first Test against India at Hyderabad in January, and will team up with his Somerset colleague Shoaib Bashir. But the absence of Stokes for the fourth Test in a row will concern the management, with England’s captain unable to say for sure whether he would be fit in time for the second match, also in Multan. Ben Stokes has not been passed fit for England's first Test against Pakistan on Monday The England captain trained alongside his team-mates as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury With Stokes unavailable Ollie Pope captained England to a 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka last month ‘There is a lot that has to go into my rehab programme.

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