Victorious England unchanged for Pakistan series as Test squad announced

After completing a series win over West Indies on Tuesday, England have named an unchanged 14-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan, which begins next Wednesday.

England won by 269 runs to win the series 2-1, with Stuart Broad taking 10 wickets in the match to pass 500 in Tests, while Chris Woakes took five for 50 in the West Indies’ second innings.

In addition to the XI that won at Emirates Old Trafford, England include Zak Crawley, Mark Wood and Sam Curran.

Ben Stokes is expected to be fit to bowl next week, meaning Crawley is likely to return to the team in place of a bowler – either one of the four quicks, or spinner Dom Bess.

England’s players and staff have gone home for a few days’ with their family, but will assemble at Old Trafford on Monday ahead of their next series.

In addition to the 14-man squad, England have named four reserves. They are Gloucestershire opening batsman James Bracey, Essex middle order bat Dan Lawrence, Surrey wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, and Somerset spinner Jack Leach.

None of those four players will represent their counties in the first round of the first-class Bob Willis Trophy this weekend as they return to the ‘bubble’ at Old Trafford on Monday. They could be released for the second round of fixtures.

Joe Denly, who is now with the ODI squad in Southampton for their series against Ireland - which begins on Thursday - is the only player who faced the West Indies who is not selected for the first Test against Pakistan.

Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Dominic Bess (Somerset), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Dom Sibley (Warwickshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

Reserves: James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Dan Lawrence (Essex).