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England accidental skipper Ben Stokes is "on track" to enactment successful the bid against Pakistan, which begins successful 12 days.
The all-rounder has been retired of enactment since helium suffered a hamstring wounded playing successful The Hundred for Northern Superchargers astatine the opening of August.
Stokes, 33, underwent a planned scan connected the wounded connected Wednesday.
An England connection said: "The results of the scans were affirmative and confirmed that his recovery, since sustaining the wounded six-and-a-half weeks ago, remains connected way to enactment successful the upcoming Test bid against Pakistan."
England question to Pakistan connected Tuesday. The three-Test bid starts successful Multan connected Monday, 7 October.
Stokes missed England's 2-1 decision of Sri Lanka, with Ollie Pope stepping up to captain.
Even if helium is connected way to pb England successful Pakistan, determination is important uncertainty implicit whether helium volition beryllium capable to vessel successful the aboriginal portion of the tour.
Speaking to Sky Sports connected Tuesday, Stokes was asked if helium was apt to beryllium capable to vessel successful the archetypal Test and said: "I deliberation that's you getting up of yourself. Obviously I've been six-and-a-half weeks present of conscionable walking and doing worldly successful the gym.
"There's a batch much than conscionable my hamstring that I request to get backmost firing and moving up again successful presumption of bowling, due to the fact that you usage everything, truthful I request to get that each close to marque definite I don't bash immoderate harm to different parts of my body."
On his recovery, Stokes added: "I'm each good. I person my six-and-a-half week scan time and we'll cognize much from that, but I americium feeling good," Stokes said.
"It was a hamstring teardrop which sneaked into my tendon. That's wherefore it takes a week oregon 2 longer than a mean hammy. Rehab has gone truly good truthful hopefully everything time gets the the each wide and commencement pushing it a spot more."
In Stokes' lack from the Sri Lanka series, England opted to screen for the all-rounder by moving wicketkeeper Jamie Smith to fig six and playing an other bowler.
The script of Stokes lone being capable to bat would perchance permission England with a enactment decision.
If they were to proceed with the equilibrium they favoured against Sri Lanka, England would person to bat Stokes successful the apical five, truthful squeezing retired 1 of their regular apical order.
To debar that scenario, England could revert to 4 frontline bowlers, supplemented by Joe Root's off-spin, a maneuver they favoured erstwhile Stokes was incapable to vessel due to the fact that of a genu wounded successful India earlier this year.
England won 3-0 connected their past sojourn to Pakistan successful 2022, the archetypal clip a visiting squad had recorded a three-Test cleanable expanse successful the country.
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