England have dropped opening batter Alex Lees for the three-match Take a look at sequence in opposition to Pakistan in December.
Durham opener Lees has performed in England’s final 10 Checks however was not handed a central contract earlier this week.
The 29-year-old averages 24 in Take a look at cricket, having handed fifty simply twice in 19 innings. He made his career-best 67 in opposition to New Zealand final summer season.
Whereas Lees won't journey to Pakistan, Liam Livingstone, Will Jacks and Keaton Jennings have additionally been included in England’s newest Take a look at squad.
Lancashire’s Livingstone is a white-ball common for England however is but to play a Take a look at, like Surrey’s Will Jacks.
Jennings, in the meantime, made the final of his 17 Take a look at appearances in 2019 and is recalled following a superb summer season through which he averaged greater than 70 within the County Championship.
England might resolve to open Jennings alongside Zak Crawley, though Ben Duckett is an alternative choice. The Nottinghamshire star was known as up by England for the ultimate Take a look at in opposition to South Africa in September however didn't play.
England Take a look at squad
Elsewhere, England have confirmed Stuart Broad will miss the Pakistan tour, with the delivery of his first little one due in November, whereas Mark Wooden is in line to play his first Take a look at since March.
Managing director of England males’s cricket Rob Key mentioned: ‘We're trying ahead to touring Pakistan as a Take a look at workforce for the primary time since 2005. Will probably be a historic tour and a compelling sequence in opposition to a great facet.
‘The selectors have picked a squad for the situations we are able to count on in Pakistan. There's a sturdy mix of youth and expertise and gamers who will adapt properly to the sorts of pitches we're prone to get throughout the three-match sequence.
‘I want the gamers each success, particularly these new to the squad and people returning after a time frame away.’
England’s first Take a look at sequence in Pakistan since 2005 begins on December 1 in Rawalpindi.
The facet have flourished beneath new captain Ben Stokes and new coach Brendon McCullum, successful six of their seven Checks over the summer season.
Earlier than England’s Take a look at workforce put together to face Pakistan, the white-ball facet will bid to win the T20 World Cup. The match, hosted by Australia, begins on Sunday.
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