England reshuffle squad for Pakistan series

Life after Ben Stokes begins with a reshuffle of England's Test squad. Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence and Sam Cook have all earned recalls for the three-match series against Pakistan, while Jordan Cox returns and will bat at No 3 after Jacob Bethell was ruled out through injury. betsport24.es

Joe Root's first assignment back as permanent Test captain gets underway at Headingley on 19 August. With a 16-strong squad and no genuine all-rounder post-Stokes, the big question will be whittling this number down to give Root a balanced XI.