--- title: "England recalls Dan Lawrence for Test series against Pakistan" description: "Most outlets reported that England recalled Dan Lawrence for the Test series against Pakistan, citing his return from a two-year exile and his role in filling a middle-order vacancy left by Ben Stokes' retirement. The Express Tribune and Dawn also mentioned Jordan Cox replacing Jacob Bethell in the squad. Dunya News and Dawn included details about Marcus North or Marc North announcing the squad and Lawrence batting at number six. ARY News provided only a brief repetition of the headline, while 24 News HD and Arab News Pakistan omitted additional context beyond the recall and Stokes' retirement." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/2045-england-recall-batsman-lawrence-for-pakistan-series site: HarZaviya language: en --- # England recalls Dan Lawrence for Test series against Pakistan sports · latest filing 6 Aug 2026, 9:00 PM PKT · 6 Aug 2026 · 8 articles from 8 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that England recalled Dan Lawrence for the Test series against Pakistan, citing his return from a two-year exile and his role in filling a middle-order vacancy left by Ben Stokes' retirement. The Express Tribune and Dawn also mentioned Jordan Cox replacing Jacob Bethell in the squad. Dunya News and Dawn included details about Marcus North or Marc North announcing the squad and Lawrence batting at number six. ARY News provided only a brief repetition of the headline, while 24 News HD and Arab News Pakistan omitted additional context beyond the recall and Stokes' retirement. ## Same story from 8 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Samaa** — [England ready to move forward without Stokes for Pakistan Tests: North](https://www.samaa.tv/2087354815-england-ready-to-move-forward-without-stokes-for-pakistan-tests-north) · 6 Aug 2026, 9:00 PM PKT > North announced a 16-man squad on Thursday for the first two Tests against Pakistan and confirmed that Surrey batter Dan Lawrence would take the number six position, replacing all-rounder Stokes in the middle order. - **Dawn** — [England recall batter Lawrence as preparations underway to host Pakistan for Test series](https://www.dawn.com/news/2021018/england-recall-batter-lawrence-as-preparations-underway-to-host-pakistan-for-test-series) · 6 Aug 2026, 4:37 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > England have recalled Dan Lawrence from two years of Test exile to face Pakistan, with the batsman pencilled in to fill the middle-order vacancy created by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes. National selector Marcus North, announcing a 16-man squad for the first two matches of the three-Test series on Thursday, confirmed Lawrence would bat at number six. Jordan Cox, who replaces the injured ... - **Dunya News** — [England recall batsman Lawrence for Pakistan series](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/966588-england-recall-batsman-lawrence-for-pakistan-series) · 6 Aug 2026, 4:17 PM PKT · 63% identical wording to the newest filing > National selector Marcus North, announcing a 16-man squad for the first two matches of the three-Test series on Thursday, confirmed Lawrence would bat at number six. - **Geo News** — [England recall batsman Lawrence for Pakistan series](https://www.geo.tv/latest/676427-england-recall-batsman-lawrence-for-pakistan-series) · 6 Aug 2026, 3:37 PM PKT · 68% identical wording to the newest filing > England's Dan Lawrence watches the ball after playing a shot for four runs on day three of the third cricket test match between England and Sri Lanka at The Oval cricket ground in London, UK, on September 8, 2024. — AFP LONDON: England have recalled Dan Lawrence from two years of... - **ARY News (English)** — [England recall batsman Lawrence for Pakistan series](https://arynews.tv/england-recall-batsman-lawrence-for-pakistan-series) · 6 Aug 2026, 3:00 PM PKT · 66% identical wording to the newest filing - **24 News HD** — [England recall batsman Lawrence for Pakistan series](https://www.24newshd.tv/06-Aug-2026/england-recall-batsman-lawrence-pakistan-series) · 6 Aug 2026, 2:24 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > England have recalled Dan Lawrence from two years of Test exile to face Pakistan, with the batsman pencilled in to fill the middle-order vacancy created by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [England recall batsman Lawrence for Pakistan series](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2653613/pakistan) · 6 Aug 2026, 2:08 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > LONDON: England have recalled Dan Lawrence from two years of Test exile to face Pakistan, with the batsman penciled in to fill the middle-order vacancy created by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes. National selector Marcus North, announcing a 16-man squad on Thursday, confirmed Lawrence would bat at number six, with Jordan Cox replacing the injured Jacob Bethell at number three. Joe Root wil... - **The Express Tribune** — [England recall batsman Lawrence for Pakistan series](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2622413/england-recall-batsman-lawrence-for-pakistan-series) · 6 Aug 2026, 11:25 AM PKT · 62% identical wording to the newest filing > Jordan Cox replaces injured Jacob Bethell in the 16-member squad ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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