Stokes and Potts return for second Test in Pakistan

England skipper Ben Stokes is acceptable to play successful the 2nd Test against Pakistan successful Multan, coming successful alongside gait bowler Matthew Potts.

All-rounder Stokes and Potts regenerate Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson successful 2 changes to the broadside that won a record-breaking archetypal Test.

It has been confirmed the 2nd Test, opening connected Tuesday, volition beryllium played connected the aforesaid transportation utilized for the first.

Pakistan person made sweeping changes to their squad, dropping erstwhile skipper Babar Azam and gait bowlers Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

The hosts' enactment committee, including skipper Shan Masood, manager Jason Gillespie, erstwhile skipper Azhar Ali and ex-international umpire Aleem Dar were engaged successful a agelong and nationalist gathering connected the quadrate during Monday’s grooming session.

At the aforesaid time, Stokes was bowling successful the nets successful mentation for his archetypal Test since July.

The 33-year-old injured his hamstring successful August and has missed 4 Tests, including England’s innings-and-47-run triumph present past week.

The highly antithetic determination for the 2nd Test to beryllium played connected the aforesaid transportation arsenic the archetypal could assistance Stokes’ reintroduction to the England side.

In employing the utilized pitch, Pakistan are hoping for much assistance for the bowlers, peculiarly the spinners. In that case, England tin expect Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir and part-timer Joe Root to bash the bulk of the work, lessening the load connected Stokes’ fast-medium.

Stokes resumes the captaincy from Ollie Pope, who won 3 and mislaid 1 of his matches successful charge.

Potts, 25, wins his ninth Test headdress arsenic England freshen up their gait bowlers aft the gruelling exploits of the archetypal Test. It means Atkinson misses retired for the archetypal clip since making his debut successful July.

Victory would springiness England a 2nd consecutive bid triumph successful Pakistan pursuing their 3-0 triumph successful 2022.