.England leader Ben Stokes mentioned Saturday he will skip the very first Test versus Pakistan beginning following week, after neglecting to recoup coming from a hamstring injury.The 33-year-old Stokes has actually been actually out due to the fact that the begin of August along with a hamstring tear experienced in the course of The Hundred, skipping his team's 2-1 home Exam collection succeed against Sri Lanka final month.Top-order batter Ollie Pope, that led the edge versus Sri Lanka, will certainly stand in once again for the very first of three matches beginning in the main metropolitan area of Multan on Monday." I attempted my hardest to get on my own suitable for this activity," Feeds said to media reporters." However have actually taken the call to miss this given that I have actually not quite procured game prepared." See India v New Zealand LIVE & exclusive to Fox Sports, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free trial today > All-rounder Stokes was at team process on Friday as well as Sunday, hitting in the internet as well as bowling a few deliveries along with a brief start.But the captain stated he was actually "uncertain" he would certainly participate in the second Exam-- also in Multan as well as slated for Oct 15." I've pressed on my own unbelievably difficult and worked actually tough with the clinical group to get to where I go to now," he claimed." I believe I am actually further in advance than what our company expected. I'll be operating just as difficult over the following 10 days to attempt to obtain on my own fit for the second Test." Late last month the England and also Wales Cricket Panel said Stokes had actually been "on course" to play against Pakistan." There is actually a great deal that has to go right into my rehab programme," he mentioned." It is actually regularly discouraging to miss out." Ben Stokes of England. Photograph through Stu Forster/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWith Feeds out, England announced their eleven for the initial Test, giving pace bowler Brydon Carse his launching in the longer format.The vacationers will definitely get into the Exam along with three pacers in Carse, Gus Atkinson and also Chris Woakes, alongside the twist duo of Port Leach as well as Shoaib Bashir.Opener Zak Crawley likewise returns to the squad after overlooking the Sri Lanka series along with a broken finger.England XIOllie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Creek, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Joe Root, Jamie Johnson, Chris Woakes.