England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the first Test in Pakistan as he continues to recover from a torn hamstring.
Stokes sustained the injury in August while playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred and subsequently missed his side’s 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka.
He had been hoping to lead his country out in Multan on Monday but is not yet ready to take the field.
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Ollie Pope will continue to deputise as skipper.
