Hosts summon left-arm bowler inspir­ed by his maiden 10-for in first-class cricke­tLONDON: Surrey left-arm swing bowler Sam Curran has received a late-call-up into England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan as cover for all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has a tight left hamstring. The uncapped teenager was summoned on Wednesday and is now due to train with England at Headingley on Thursday — with the second and final Test against Pakistan starting at Yorkshire’s headquarters in Leeds on Friday. Stokes is yet to have a scan but will be assessed by England medical staff on Thursday. Sam Curran was called into England’s T20 squad during the tri-series involving Australia and New Zealand earlier this year but did not play. Pakistan hammered England by nine wickets to win the first Test at Lord’s inside four days as Root’s men suffered their sixth defeat in eight matches at this level.

Source: The Express Tribune May 31, 2018 12:11 UTC