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Daily Mirror
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Dean Wilson

England forced into one change to their team as first Test goes ahead as planned

England handed a Test debut to Will Jacks after Ben Foakes was too unwell to take part in the first Test that went ahead as scheduled in Rawalpindi.

A late call was made to play the game as planned after enough England players reported well enough for Ben Stokes to name a strong eleven although they were forced into a key change with Foakes admitting that he just wasn't feeling well enough to play.

Foakes' illness meant that Ollie Pope would need to take the gloves as a stand-in wicket keeper, a job he has done once before in a Test in New Zealand, while he also regularly keeps wicket for Surrey in the T20 Blast. Pope will continue to bat at three in the order with Jacks joining fellow debutant and spinning all rounder Liam Livingstone in the lower order.

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