.England captain Ben Stokes stated Saturday he will miss the 1st Test against Pakistan beginning next week, after stopping working to bounce back from a hamstring injury.The 33-year-old Stokes has actually been actually out considering that the begin of August along with a hamstring tear experienced throughout The Hundred, missing his team's 2-1 home Exam series win against Sri Lanka last month.Top-order batter Ollie Pope, who led the edge versus Sri Lanka, will definitely stand in again for the initial of three suits beginning in the core metropolitan area of Multan on Monday." I attempted my hardest to receive on my own suitable for this video game," Feeds said to media reporters." Yet have taken the call to skip this given that I have actually almost managed to get activity all set." View India v New Zealand LIVE & exclusive to Fox Athletics, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary test today > All-rounder Stokes went to crew practice on Friday and also Sunday, hitting in the nets and bowling a handful of deliveries along with a brief start.But the captain mentioned he was "not sure" he would certainly participate in the 2nd Exam-- additionally in Multan and also slated for Oct 15." I have actually pressed on my own incredibly difficult and also functioned truly hard along with the clinical team to come to where I'm at now," he stated." I believe I'm additional ahead of time than what our team counted on. I'll be functioning just as tough over the following ten days to try to obtain myself fit for the second Test." Late final month the England as well as Wales Cricket Board stated Stokes had been actually "on course" to play against Pakistan." There is a great deal that has to go into my rehabilitation program," he stated." It's always disheartening to lose out." Ben Stokes of England. Image by Stu Forster/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWith Feeds out, England introduced their eleven for the very first Exam, offering speed bowler Brydon Carse his launching in the longer format.The visitors will get in the Examination with three pacers in Carse, Gus Atkinson as well as Chris Woakes, along with the twist duo of Port Leach as well as Shoaib Bashir.Opener Zak Crawley additionally returns to the squad after missing the Sri Lanka series with a broken finger.England XIOllie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Port Leach, Joe Root, Jamie Johnson, Chris Woakes.