.England leader Ben Stokes stated Saturday he are going to skip the 1st Examination versus Pakistan starting next full week, after neglecting to recuperate coming from a hamstring injury.The 33-year-old Stokes has actually been out since the start of August with a hamstring tear experienced during The Hundred, overlooking his team's 2-1 home Exam set succeed versus Sri Lanka last month.Top-order batter Ollie Pope, who led the edge versus Sri Lanka, will definitely fill in once more for the very first of 3 matches beginning in the core city of Multan on Monday." I tried my hardest to acquire on my own suitable for this game," Stirs told reporters." Yet have actually taken the call to skip this one since I have actually almost managed to get activity prepared." Check out India v New Zealand LIVE & special to Fox Sports, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost trial today > All-rounder Stirs went to crew practice on Friday as well as Saturday, hitting in the webs as well as bowling a handful of deliveries with a brief start.But the skipper said he was actually "uncertain" he would join the 2nd Test-- also in Multan and also slated for October 15." I've pressed on my own surprisingly difficult and also functioned really hard along with the clinical team to get to where I'm at now," he said." I believe I am actually further in advance than what our experts anticipated. I'll be actually working equally difficult over the upcoming ten days to attempt to acquire on my own suitable for the second Examination." Behind time final month the England and Wales Cricket Board mentioned Stokes had been actually "on track" to bet Pakistan." There is a whole lot that needs to go right into my rehabilitation program," he stated." It is actually consistently disheartening to miss out." Ben Stokes of England. Image by Stu Forster/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWith Stirs out, England introduced their eleven for the initial Examination, offering speed bowler Brydon Carse his debut in the longer format.The visitors will certainly get into the Examination along with three pacers in Carse, Gus Atkinson and also Chris Woakes, alongside the spin duo of Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir.Opener Zak Crawley additionally returns to the squad after skipping the Sri Lanka collection along 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 Smith, Chris Woakes.