Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone earn Test call-up for Pakistan series

Surrey all-rounder Will Jacks has earned his maiden call-up to the England Test squad for the three Pakistan Tests while Lancashire all-rounder Liam Livingstone returns to the red-ball fold for the first time since the tour of New Zealand in 2018. Jacks compiled 648 runs at an average of over 54 and also snared 17 scalps to help Surrey win the County Championship in 2022.

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