England recall Cook, Ollie Pope for Pakistan Tests; Joe Root to lead
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Thu, 6 August 2026Fri, 7 August 2026
What it is about
Ollie PopeJoe RootDan LawrenceSam CookJordan CoxJacob BethellEnglandThe GuardianPakistanBrendon MccullumStephen FlemingBen StokesAussiesAustraliaNew ZealandEdgbaston, Birmingham, United KingdomLondon, London, City Of, United Kingdom
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
Times of India
timesofoman.com
6 Aug, 10:01over 25 hours7 Aug, 11:30
How it spread - 2 original reports
Thu, 6 August 2026
1 report- Times of India10:01first to report
Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence and Sam Cook have all returned to the Test squad, while Jordan Cox is also back and is expected to bat at No. 3, according to The Guardian. Cox gets the opportunity after Jacob Bethell was ruled out of the series with an injury.
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- timesofoman.com11:30
Pope said that while there was a perception that his dismissals in Australia were a mental thing