Fresh faces galore in England squad for Pakistan Tests

Surrey all-rounder Will Jacks has been rewarded with his maiden call-up to the England Test squad while Lancashire all-rounder Liam Livingstone returns to the Test fold for the first time since the tour of New Zealand in 2018. Lancashire opener Keaton Jennings and Nottinghamshire batter Ben Duckett have also been selected in the 15-member squad for three Tests against Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Multan and Karachi in December.

England squad: Ben Stokes (capt), James Anderson, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (wk), Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood