Dan Lawrence has been recalled to England's Test squad and is set to bat at No.6 in the first series of Joe Root's second captaincy tenure. England have named their first squad of the post-Stokes era, and provided several answers to the quesitons facing Root in the first series of his second captaincy. Lawrence has played a Test or been named in a Test squad since the final match of England's home series against Sri Lanka in 2024. During that series, Lawrence opened the batting in place of an injured Zak Crawley. England Test squad vs Pakistan: Joe Root (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Matthew Fisher, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh TongueOllie Pope, Sam Cook recalledOne of the stand-out names included in the squad is Ollie Pope.