By Caroline Chepkorir England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the first Test match against Pakistan due to his ongoing hamstring injury. He suffered th

Stokes tore his left hamstring while batting during the Hundred in August, ruling him out of England's Test series against Sri Lanka. He has been targeting this three-match series in his rehabilitation but told ESPNcricinfo last month: "I'd rather take an extra two weeks than run the risk of potentially doing something worse,