Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › UK News › Bethell to miss Pakistan Test series as Pope and Carse recalled
UK News

Bethell to miss Pakistan Test series as Pope and Carse recalled

Bethell to miss Pakistan Test series as Pope and Carse recalled
Sky Sports Football Thursday 06 August 2026, 10:00 UTC 2 min read
Key Points

Jacob Bethell to miss England's Test series against Pakistan as Ollie Pope and Brydon Carse recalled for first time since Ashes Joe Root's second spell as England Test captain begins with a three-match series against Pakistan, starting in Leeds on August 19, live on Sky Sports Cricket; Ollie Pope and Brydon Carse return to squad for first time since Ashes Thursday 6 August 2026 10:00, UK Jacob Bethell will miss the entirety of England's upcoming Test series against Pakistan, while Ollie Pope...

Jacob Bethell to miss England's Test series against Pakistan as Ollie Pope and Brydon Carse recalled for first time since Ashes Joe Root's second spell as England Test captain begins with a three-match series against Pakistan, starting in Leeds on August 19, live on Sky Sports Cricket; Ollie Pope and Brydon Carse return to squad for first time since Ashes Thursday 6 August 2026 10:00, UK Jacob Bethell will miss the entirety of England's upcoming Test series against Pakistan, while Ollie Pope and Brydon Carse have been named in the 16-man squad. England are preparing to return to action following their series defeat to New Zealand and the departures of head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes. Joe Root, reinstalled as skipper following Stokes' international retirement, will lead a team seeking to turn the page on a difficult spell on and off the field. The three-match series begins at Headingley on August 19, live on Sky Sports Cricket. - Stokes confirms England coaching ambitions - The Ashes: England vs Australia 2027 dates confirmed - Stream England cricket without a contract Bethell sustained a knee injury during England's ODI series against India in July, causing him to miss The Hundred. He will remain sidelined for the Pakistan series, with Essex wicketkeeper Jordan Cox replacing him at No 3 having made his Test debut earlier this summer. Pope, formerly vice captain under Stokes, and Carse return to the Test squad for the first time since England's dismal Ashes tour of Australia last winter. Dan Lawrence has also been recalled to the side two years after his last Test appearance and is set to enter the starting XI to bat at No 6. More to follow... England squad to face Pakistan Joe Root (Yorkshire - captain) Jofra Archer (Sussex) Gus Atkinson (Surrey) Shoaib Bashir (Derbyshire) Harry Brook (Yorkshire) Brydon Carse (Durham) Sam Cook (Essex) Jordan Cox (Essex) Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire) Matthew Fisher (Surrey) Emilio Gay (Durham) Dan Lawrence (Surrey) Ollie Pope (Surrey) Ollie Robinson (Sussex) Jamie Smith (Surrey) Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire) England vs Pakistan (Test cricket) - August and September - First Test (Wednesday August 19-Sunday August 23) - Headingley, Leeds (11am) - Second Test (Thursday August 27-Monday August 31) - Lord's, London (11am) - Third Test (Wednesday September 9-Sunday September 13) - Edgbaston, Birmingham (11am) Watch the three-Test series between England and Pakistan live on Sky Sports Cricket from August 19. Stream cricket and more sport contract-free with NOW. [Image text:] MASURIO CASTORE
Bethell (ORG) Pakistan Test (ORG) Carse (PERSON) Jacob Bethell (PERSON) England (LOCATION) Pakistan (LOCATION) Ollie Pope (PERSON) Brydon Carse (PERSON) Joe Root's (PERSON) England Test (ORG) Leeds (LOCATION) Sky Sports Cricket (ORG) UK (LOCATION) New Zealand (LOCATION) Brendon McCullum (PERSON)
Originally published by Sky Sports Football Read original →

Related Stories

All bodies of water in England polluted with toxic chemicals, official data shows

Environment Agency assessments find just 14.3% of country’s surface waters in good ecological statusEvery single English water body is polluted with toxic chemicals, new government data shows, while just 14.3% of surface waters achieved good ecological status. Each of the country’s rivers, lakes and estuaries was assessed by the Environment Agency as part of a six-yearly evaluation into England’s water quality. The EA checked for a range of toxic chemicals, from Pfas forever chemicals to...

The Guardian UK 8m ago

‘They were told bikes were for men’: how Latin America’s city of cycling is breaking gender barriers

With less than a third of cycling journeys taken by women, Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, is installing bike lanes, teaching cycling and making sure ‘stereotypes are left behind’Eliana González has a busy morning ahead of her, dropping off her son at school and picking up groceries. Her trusted vehicle to get around in Bogotá is a colourful cargo bike, adapted to carry her two children and occasionally her dog. “For me, my cargo bike is a way to carry my children safely and comfortably without...

The Guardian UK 11m ago

Super Troopers 3 review – misfiring cop comedy threequel

The return of the country’s most incompetent police force fails to bring enough laughs or any real justification for its existenceSuper Troopers occupies a sacred corner of the millennial DVD shelf, a goofy rebuttal to the endless procession of just-the-facts-ma’am TV cops that reimagined America’s most mythologized authority figures as incompetent brats. The original is a testament to Y2K friendship – the college comedy troupe Broken Lizard, after losing out on an MTV show to The State,...

The Guardian UK 11m ago

Virginia teens at golf tryouts rescue family from drowning and then make squad

Gavin Cain, Andrew Tuggle and Jackson Castro were at golf team tryouts when they heard screams from nearby lakeA trio of Virginia teenagers recently showed up to golf team tryouts, jumped into a nearby lake to rescue three people – including a preschooler who couldn’t swim – after their kayaks capsized, and then earned spots on the squad, according to officials who are hailing their actions as “heroic”. In events that authorities say demonstrate the kind of leadership that young people are...

The Guardian UK 11m ago