England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the first Test in Pakistan as he continues to recover from a torn hamstring.
Stokes sustained the injury in August while playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred and subsequently missed his side's 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka. He had been hoping to lead his country out in Multan on Monday - live on Sky Sports - but is not yet ready to take the field.
I've got a good 10 days to get myself ready for the second.' Carse to make England Test debutThere is room, however, in the squad for Brydon Carse as the Durham seamer gets set to make his Test debut. Carse impressed in the one-day series against Australia and comes in to fill the fast-bowler hole left by Mark Wood, who has been ruled out for the rest of the year with an elbow injury.
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