Ben Stokes back as England select all-Durham pace attack against Pakistan
Ben Stokes will return to captain England in the second Test against Pakistan, with the seam bowler Matthew Potts also recalled to the XI in Multan.
Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson make way following the tourists? remarkable innings victory in the series opener.
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Stokes, who has missed his side?s last four Tests with a torn hamstring, decided not to risk his fitness last week but has now been cleared after a series of rigorous workouts. He will reclaim his spot at No 6, bolstering a batting line-up that ran up a staggering 823 for seven last time out, and is ready to take his share of the work with the ball.
England?s pace attack is an all-Durham affair, with Potts lining up alongside Brydon Carse, who impressed on debut. Atkinson has been left out for the first time since coming into the team at the start of the summer but he and Woakes have been rested after taking heavy workloads in energy-sapping heat in the first Test.
