Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan, which starts in Multan on Monday. He is also a doubt for the second, with his recovery from a hamstring tear ahead of schedule but not yet complete.
“I tried my hardest to get myself fit for this first game, but I’ve taken the call to miss this one,” he said. “Looking at the bigger picture around what we’ve got coming up and physically where I’m at with my rehab, I’m not quite ready to play.”
