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Jennings back for England at Headingley

England have recalled Keaton Jennings in place of out-of-form opener Mark Stoneman for the second Test against Pakistan in Leeds.

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England have recalled Keaton Jennings in place of out-of-form opener Mark Stoneman for the second Test against Pakistan at Headingley.

The hosts announced the only change to a 12-man squad early on Monday morning, following their nine-wicket defeat at Lord's.

Stoneman, short of runs for Surrey at the start of this summer, could muster a total of just 13 in two innings in the first Test.

Twenty-five-year-old Jennings, who averaged 24.50 after the last of his six Tests almost 10 months ago - when he was replaced by Stoneman - has started his season well, hitting two County Championship centuries already and averaging almost 44 for his new club Lancashire.

National selector Ed Smith said: "Keaton Jennings showed a strong temperament in scoring a hundred on his Test match debut against India in December 2016.

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"Keaton has found good form in county cricket this season, including three centuries in his last seven innings."

Stoneman's opening partnership with national all-time record runscorer Alastair Cook has become the least fruitful in England's history, with a current output of less than 19 runs for each stand.

England must win the second Test, which begins on Friday, to avoid a series defeat.

England squad: Joe Root (capt), Alistair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Jimmy Anderson, Mark Wood.


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