England have named a 16-member squad for the first two of the three Tests against Pakistan starting later this month.
The series will be part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle.
Joe Root will lead the side for the first time in the series since Ben Stokes retired from Test cricket, with the conclusion of the home series against New Zealand.
Middle-order batter Dan Lawrence has been added to the Test side for the first time in two years.
England squad: Joe Root (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Matthew Fisher, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue
England have named a 16-member squad for the first two of the three Tests against Pakistan starting later this month. The series will be part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle.
Joe Root will lead the side for the first time in the series since Ben Stokes retired from Test cricket, with the conclusion of the home series against New Zealand.
Middle-order batter Dan Lawrence has been added to the Test side for the first time in two years.
England squad: Joe Root (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Matthew Fisher, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue
