England recall Mark Wood, Ollie Pope retains keeper’s gloves for Multan Test

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England recall Mark Wood, Ollie Pope retains keeper’s gloves for Multan Test

England changed injured all-rounder Liam Livingstone with a fit-again quick bowler Mark Wood as the one change to their group for the second Test in opposition to Pakistan, with Ollie Pope retaining the wicketkeeper’s gloves.

Livingstone returned dwelling after struggling a knee damage in his Test debut in Rawalpindi, the place England took a 1–0 lead within the three-match collection with an emphatic 74-run victory. Wood missed the primary Test as he recovered from a hip damage.

Ben Foakes, who missed the opener resulting from sickness, has now made a full restoration however England captain Ben Stokes confirmed that Pope, who scored 108 within the first innings in Rawalpindi, will return to wickets due to his higher batting. Will keep behind.

“I will still keep saying he (Fokes) is the best wicketkeeper in the world,” Stokes mentioned on the eve of the match beginning on Friday.

“It should have appeared foolish to not choose him, however you must take a look at the circumstances we face right here. Pakistan is a really powerful place to return and win.

“The inclusion of Mark Wood within the squad provides us the most effective likelihood to get 20 wickets.

“That’s what we came here to do. We came here to try and win the game of cricket, not to be orthodox…”
While the lights pale early in Rawalpindi, morning fog may additional cut back taking part in time in Multan, so Wood’s return may show essential for the guests.

Off-spinner Will Jaques, who claimed a six-wicket haul on his Test debut in Rawalpindi, was additionally retained. Pakistan captain Babar Azam predicted a dry pitch in Multan with plenty of help for spin bowlers.

“It looks like it will help the spinners and you can expect some reverse swing as well,” Babar instructed reporters.

He mentioned, ‘We have nearly finalized the 11 gamers for the match, however we want to take a look on the pitch first.

“We were in charge of the game in Rawalpindi but our batsmen could not finish it. We have learned from our mistakes and will try not to repeat them again.”

England will conclude their first Test tour of Pakistan since 2005 with a match in Karachi.

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Will Jacks, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson.


With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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