England recall Pope, Lawrence, Cox for Pakistan series

Life after Ben Stokes begins with a reshuffle of England's Test squad for the Pakistan series. Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, Sam Cook, and Jordan Cox have all been recalled, with Cox handed the No 3 position after Jacob Bethell was ruled out through injury. sport-ipl.my

Joe Root's first assignment back as permanent Test captain gets underway at Headingley on August 19. With a 16-strong squad and no genuine all-rounder post-Stokes, the big question will be whittling down the options to give Root a balanced XI for the three-match series.