England: Liam Livingstone, Will Jacks & Keaton Jennings in squad for Pakistan Tests

Keaton Jennings (centre) has played 17 Tests, portion Will Jacks (left) and Liam Livingstone are uncapped

Liam Livingstone, Will Jacks and Keaton Jennings person been named successful the England squad for the three-Test bid successful Pakistan successful December.

There is nary spot for opener Alex Lees, who has played England's past 10 Tests but missed retired connected a cardinal contract.

Pace bowler Mark Wood is successful enactment to play his archetypal Test since March aft missing the location summertime done injury.

England squad for Test bid successful Pakistan: Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood.

Surrey's Jacks, 23, and England white-ball regular Livingstone, 29, are some uncapped astatine Test level.

Both spin-bowling all-rounders, they volition apt vie for 1 spot successful the Test broadside to enactment Jack Leach, the lone specializer spinner successful the squad.

England were near abbreviated of rotation options erstwhile Moeen Ali opted not to instrumentality portion successful the tour, portion leg-spinner Matt Parkinson, who made his Test debut arsenic a concussion sub astatine the opening of the summer, has fallen retired of favour.

Jacks averaged 54 with the bat for region champions Surrey this summer, arsenic good arsenic taking 17 wickets with his off-breaks. Livingstone has not played a first-class lucifer since the extremity of the 2021 season.

Lees, who averages conscionable nether 24 successful Tests, appeared susceptible erstwhile helium was near of the cardinal declaration database announced connected Tuesday.

Lancashire's Jennings, 30, played the astir caller of his 17 Tests successful 2019 and is rewarded for a good County Championship play successful which helium averaged 72.

However, helium could beryllium down Ben Duckett successful the contention to unfastened alongside Zak Crawley.

Nottinghamshire's Duckett was called up by England for the last Test against South Africa successful September aft Jonny Bairstow broke a leg. Harry Brook is different enactment to open.

Wood, acceptable again aft elbow surgery, volition supply other gait alongside Surrey's Jamie Overton.

Matthew Potts and Overton's duplicate Craig miss retired contempt being successful England's Test squads crossed the summer, portion neither Sam Curran nor Chris Woakes person been named successful the 15-man squad. Broad asked not to beryllium considered.

Ben Foakes is the lone specializer wicketkeeper, but Duckett and Ollie Pope are susceptible of offering screen down the stumps.

England's archetypal Test bid successful Pakistan since 2005 begins connected 1 December successful Rawalpindi, with matches successful Multan and Karachi to follow.

It volition beryllium the archetypal overseas circuit nether the enactment of manager Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes aft they guided England to six wins from 7 Tests this summer.

England made their archetypal travel to Pakistan successful 17 years with a 4-3 triumph a T20 bid that ended earlier this month.

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