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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has informed that their Test captain Ben Stokes is on track for the upcoming tour of Pakistan, which is set to begin in 12 days with the first Test of the three-match series at Multan.
Atkinson, who made his debut in July against the Windies at Lord's, finished with a tally of 34 wickets in six Tests. He along with Chris Woakes featured in all six back-to-back Tests for England this summer.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement that Zaidi has been banned from all cricket for five years while Sanghavi and Choudhary have both been banned for two years after they each admitted two offences under the Code.
Thorpe, who went on to work as batting coach for the senior men’s team after retirement, was taken “seriously ill” in 2022, shortly after being named as Afghanistan’s head coach.
Zak Crawley and Dillon Pennington have been ruled out of England’s squad for their three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting from August 21 at Manchester.
Pope believes that the Ben Stokes’ led outfit has the ability to eclipse the current record, also held by England, but it came way back in 1936, when they slammed 588/6 on the second day of the Manchester Test against India.
His inclusion strengthens England’s pace attack for the upcoming match, which already features Gus Atkinson, Chris Woakes, Matthew Potts, Ben Stokes and Dillon Pennington.
England's ICC Men's T20 World Cup defence starts against Scotland on June 4 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. They will then play group matches against Australia, Oman, and Namibia in Barbados and Antigua before qualification for the Super 8s and knockouts.
Despite encouraging Indian PMI data, the market struggled to rally. This downturn was due to apprehensions about the impending rate decisions from the ECB, which is expected to maintain current rates.
