Stokes out but England otherwise unchanged

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Ben Stokes has been left out of the squad for the third Test against Pakistan after MRI scans confirmed a torn calf muscle. England have opted not to replace him for Edgbaston, sticking with the 13 other players named for the Old Trafford Test, with Jake Ball, Steven Finn and Adil Rashid the candidates to come into the XI.

Confirmation of a calf tear almost certainly rules Stokes out of the rest of the Test series, although England have indicated he will be reviewed by the medical team in Birmingham on Monday. With back-to-back Tests coming up, it is little more than two weeks until the final match at The Oval, starting on August 11.

England levelled the series with a 330-run win at Old Trafford, in which Stokes scored 34 batting at No. 6 and took 2 for 39 in Pakistan’s first innings. He pulled up holding his right calf during his sixth over in …

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