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Ben Stokes ruled out of 1st Test versus Pakistan, Brydon Carse debut, video clip, highlights

.England captain Ben Stokes said Saturday he will certainly skip the very first Exam versus Pakistan starting following full week, after failing to recuperate coming from a hamstring injury.The 33-year-old Stokes has actually been actually out given that the beginning of August along with a hamstring tear gone through during the course of The Hundred, missing his team's 2-1 home Examination collection succeed versus Sri Lanka final month.Top-order batter Ollie Pope, that led the edge versus Sri Lanka, will fill in once again for the very first of 3 matches starting in the core area of Multan on Monday." I attempted my hardest to acquire on my own fit for this activity," Feeds said to media reporters." But have actually taken the call to skip this since I have actually almost managed to get video game prepared." View India v New Zealand LIVE &amp unique to Fox Sports, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge test today &gt All-rounder Stokes went to team process on Friday and also Saturday, hitting in the webs and bowling a couple of deliveries along with a short start.But the captain claimed he was actually "unsure" he would certainly take part in the 2nd Examination-- likewise in Multan and also slated for October 15." I have actually pressed myself extremely tough and operated definitely challenging along with the clinical crew to get to where I'm at today," he mentioned." I think I'm more ahead of time than what our team expected. I'll be functioning equally as challenging over the next 10 times to make an effort to receive on my own suitable for the 2nd Exam." Late final month the England as well as Wales Cricket Panel mentioned Stokes had been "on the right track" to play against Pakistan." There is a great deal that has to go right into my rehab program," he claimed." It is actually always irritating to lose out." Ben Stokes of England. Picture by Stu Forster/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWith Stirs out, England introduced their eleven for the very first Examination, providing rate bowler Brydon Carse his launching in the longer format.The vacationers will definitely enter the Examination with three pacers in Carse, Gus Atkinson and also Chris Woakes, together with the spin duo of Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir.Opener Zak Crawley additionally goes back to the team after missing the Sri Lanka collection with a broken finger.England XIOllie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Creek, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Joe Origin, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes.