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England cricket team has to play a three-test series against Pakistan. Now England has announced its playing eleven for the Test starting from October 7 in Multan. England captain Ben Stokes will not play in the first match due to injury. Ollie Pope will take over the captaincy in his place in the first test.
Braden Kars got a chance to debut
Durham fast bowler Braden Cares will make his Test debut in the first Test match against Pakistan. Somerset spinner Jack Leach is returning to the Test team for the first time since the tour of India in January. The England team will expect good performance from him. Opening batsman Jack Crawley has fully recovered from his finger injury and is back in the playing eleven.
The responsibility of batting in the first Test match against Pakistan will be on Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root and Harry Brook. Duckett and Brook have been in excellent form for some time now and have single-handedly won many matches for the England team. Joe Root's experience in Pakistan will be useful to England and he will be eager to play big innings once again.
England won more test matches
A total of 88 test matches have been played between Pakistan and England so far, out of which England has won 28 and Pakistan has managed to win 21. 39 test matches have been drawn.
England's playing XI for the first test
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Braydon Cares, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir