England recall Pope & Lawrence for Pakistan Tests but Bethell out
Surrey duo Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence are recalled to the England squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan.
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England recall Pope & Lawrence for Pakistan Tests but Bethell out
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England recalled Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence to the Test squad for the first two matches against Pakistan, with Jordan Cox promoted to bat at number three. The recalls come as injured Zak Bethell is ruled out of the series, marking Joe Root's first assignment as captain in England's post-Ben Stokes era.
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