Uncapped players include Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox while spinners Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach return to Test set-up
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\nThe England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday unveiled a 17-member squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against Pakistan in October which are part of the World Test Championship.
\nDurham\u2019s Brydon Carse and Essex\u2019s Jordan Cox are the only uncapped players while spinners Rehan Ahmed and Jack Leach return to the Test set-up.
\nEight players from the squad \u2013 Rehan Ahmed, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, and Ben Stokes \u2014 return to Pakistan following the 3-0 Test series victory in 2022.
\nRehan, who made his Test debut in Karachi during the last Pakistan tour in December 2022, will be aiming to add to his four Test caps.
\nFollowing his Test debut at The Oval this week, Leicestershire seamer Josh Hull is included in the squad for his first senior tour with England.
\nKent opener Crawley returns to the squad after missing out since the West Indies series in July. The 26-year-old, who fractured his right little finger at Edgbaston in July, is making significant progress in his recovery to earn selection.
\nStokes is also included as he continues his recovery from a hamstring tear that kept him out of the recent Test series victory against Sri Lanka.
\nEngland Men\u2019s Test Squad
\nBen Stokes, Durham, Captain; Rehan Ahmed, Leicestershire; Gus Atkinson, Surrey; Shoaib Bashir, Somerset; Harry Brook, Yorkshire; Brydon Carse, Durham; Jordan Cox, Essex; Zak Crawley, Kent; Ben Duckett, Nottinghamshire; Josh Hull, Leicestershire; Jack Leach, Somerset; Ollie Pope, Surrey; Matthew Potts, Durham; Joe Root, Yorkshire; Jamie Smith, Surrey; Olly Stone, Nottinghamshire; Chris Woakes, Warwickshire.
\nIt must be noted that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) might announce a revamped schedule for the series in the coming days. Multan and Rawalpindi will host these games as confirmed by Chairman Mohsin Naqvi last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Uncapped players include Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox while spinners Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach return to Test set-up London The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday unveiled a 17-member squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against Pakistan in October which are part of the World Test Championship. Durham\u2019s Brydon Carse and Essex\u2019s Jordan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-430521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n