England Recalls Pope and Lawrence for Pakistan Test Series

England named a 16-man squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan, featuring the return of Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, and pacer Sam Cook for the series starting August 19.

Jacob Bethell is ruled out of the entire three-Test series due to a right knee injury sustained during the ODI series against India, with Jordan Cox set to bat at No. 3.

The series marks the start of the post-Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum era, with Joe Root returning as full-time Test captain and Marcus Trescothick serving as interim head coach.