MULTAN: England pacer Olly Stone has rejoined the squad on Wednesday during the ongoing second Test against Pakistan after taking time off due to his wedding.
Stone left the Pakistan tour midway last week, racing home from the Test series for his wedding, which took place on Saturday.
The 31-year-old was not included in the side for the first Test as well as the ongoing second match, which is currently underway in Multan.
However, he will be available for selection for the third Test match, which will be played from October 24 in Rawalpindi.
Stone said last month the date was finalised long before he was recalled to the Test team against Sri Lanka in August.
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Olly Stone took seven wickets in the two Tests he played against Sri Lanka, with England winning the three-match series 2-1.
It’s worth noting that England are leading the three-match series 1-0 after thumping Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the first match at the same venue.
The visitors bowled Pakistan out for 366 runs in the first innings during the ongoing second Test. As of this writing, England have scored 54 runs from eight overs.
Pakistan’s Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel (vc), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood.
England’s Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Matt Potts, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.
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