{"id":131651,"date":"2024-09-10T14:45:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/ben-stokes-back-as-england-announce-squad-for-pakistan-test-tour-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:45:34","slug":"ben-stokes-back-as-england-announce-squad-for-pakistan-test-tour-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/ben-stokes-back-as-england-announce-squad-for-pakistan-test-tour-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Stokes back as England announce squad for Pakistan Test tour | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-113233733,imgsize-24240.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ben Stokes back as England announce squad for Pakistan Test tour | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Ben Stokes back as England announce squad for Pakistan Test tour | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ben-stokes\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ben Stokes<\/a> will rejoin the <!-- -->England<!-- --> Test team for the upcoming tour of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Pakistan<\/a> in October. The news was confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday, as they revealed a 17-member squad for the three-match series starting on October 7.<br \/>Stokes, who missed the series against Sri Lanka this month due to a hamstring injury sustained during The Hundred in August, is in the process of recovery. <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/zak-crawley\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Zak Crawley<\/a>, who has been out since July with a fractured right little finger, is also set to return.<br \/>&#8220;Zak Crawley returns to the squad after missing out since the West Indies series in July. Captain Ben Stokes is also included as he continues his recovery from a hamstring tear,&#8221; Reuters quoted ECB as saying.<br \/>Spinner Rehan Ahmed, who debuted in a Test in Karachi during England&#8217;s last tour of Pakistan in December 2022, and Jack Leach, who last played in the opening Test in India in January, are also included in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Hull, who made his Test debut against Sri Lanka last week, is included along with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/brydon-carse\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Brydon Carse<\/a> and batter <!-- -->Jordan Cox<!-- -->, both uncapped.<br \/>Eight players from the victorious 2022 squad, including Rehan, Harry Brook, Crawley, Ben Duckett, Leach, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ollie-pope\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ollie Pope<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/joe-root\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Joe Root<\/a>, and Stokes, are part of the team.<br \/>The venues for the series are expected to be announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board later this week.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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