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England Men name XI for second Test v Pakistan

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have confirmed England will make two changes to their team to face Pakistan in Multan for the second Test

England Men have confirmed their XI for the second Test against Pakistan, which is set to commence on Tuesday in Multan. 

Seamers Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes are rested.

England Captain Ben Stokes returns after missing the last four Test matches. He has fully recovered from a hamstring tear, which has kept him on the sidelines since early August. 

Durham seamer Matt Potts returns to the side for the first time since the Lord’s Test against Sri Lanka at the end of August. 

England's XI for the second Test:

 1.⁠ ⁠Zak Crawley
 2.⁠ ⁠Ben Duckett
 3.⁠ ⁠Ollie Pope
 4.⁠ ⁠Joe Root
 5.⁠ ⁠Harry Brook
 6.⁠ ⁠Ben Stokes (C)
 7.⁠ ⁠Jamie Smith
 8.⁠ ⁠Brydon Carse
 9.⁠ ⁠Matt Potts
10.⁠ ⁠Jack Leach
11.⁠ ⁠Shoaib Bashir