.England leader Ben Stokes claimed Sunday he are going to skip the 1st Examination versus Pakistan beginning following week, after failing to recuperate from a hamstring injury.The 33-year-old Stokes has been out due to the fact that the start of August with a hamstring tear endured in the course of The Hundred, skipping his group's 2-1 home Exam set win versus Sri Lanka final month.Top-order concoction Ollie Pope, who led the edge against Sri Lanka, will stand in once again for the initial of 3 suits starting in the central metropolitan area of Multan on Monday." I tried my hardest to obtain myself suitable for this activity," Stirs told reporters." But have actually taken the call to skip this set because I've almost procured activity ready." See India v New Zealand LIVE & special to Fox Athletics, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free test today > All-rounder Stokes went to group practice on Friday and also Sunday, hitting in the webs and bowling a handful of deliveries along with a brief start.But the skipper claimed he was "uncertain" he would participate in the second Test-- additionally in Multan and slated for Oct 15." I have actually driven on my own extremely challenging and functioned truly difficult with the medical group to reach where I go to today," he stated." I believe I am actually more ahead than what our team anticipated. I'll be functioning just like challenging over the next ten days to attempt to get myself suitable for the second Test." Behind time final month the England and Wales Cricket Panel claimed Stokes had actually been "on track" to play against Pakistan." There is actually a whole lot that needs to go into my rehab programme," he mentioned." It's consistently frustrating to miss out." Ben Stokes of England. Photograph by Stu Forster/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWith Stokes out, England announced their eleven for the 1st Exam, giving pace bowler Brydon Carse his launching in the longer format.The vacationers are going to enter the Exam with 3 pacers in Carse, Gus Atkinson as well as Chris Woakes, along with the twist duo of Port Leach and also Shoaib Bashir.Opener Zak Crawley likewise returns to the team after missing out on the Sri Lanka collection along with a fractured finger.England XIOllie Pope (leader), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Port Leach, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes.