England Test squad: The new faces for Pakistan tour

England will feel they can plug the versatile Nottinghamshire batter in to any gap, including the top of the order.

Liam Livingstone

A crucial member of England’s white-ball teams over the past couple of years and a marquee name on the franchise circuit.

Red-ball cricket appeared to have disappeared off his radar entirely, with no first-class appearances in the last 13 months and just eight in the past three seasons, but he represents the kind of wild card option Stokes and McCullum are drawn to for the England Test squad.

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He is combative, powerful and ultra-aggressive. His ability to bowl both off and leg-spin is also intriguing and helps his cause on pitches where England will need options.

Will Jacks

Long seen as one of the brightest stars of his generation, Jacks made a compelling case as he became integral to Surrey’s plans across the board in 2022.

Like Livingstone he combines hard-hitting batting with increasingly useful spin bowling and his development with the ball saw him climb past Amar Virdi and Dan Moriarty in the Brown Caps’ title-winning campaign.

A confident T20 debut in Pakistan showed he was unlikely to freeze on the big stage and his rise was underlined when he was named domestic ‘MVP’ at the recent PCA awards.

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