Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel has been included for the upcoming Test series against Pakistan starting from October 13 in the United Arab Emirates.
The 30-year-old will replace uncapped Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari, who was unfit for the UAE test match series because of a hand injury.
Patel who made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2012 - has scored 109 runs with four wickets in his five Test match career.
NEWS: Patel called up to ENG’s #PakvEng Test squad as Zafar Ansari misses out through injury http://t.co/vSY1Kz48wT pic.twitter.com/fawvV5Vxvb— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 23, 2015The 1st of the three Test matches gets underway on October 13 in Abu Dhabi.England Squad:
Alastair Cook (captain), Moeen Ali , James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn , Alex Hales, Samit Patel, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid,Joe Root, Ben Stokes ,James Taylor , Mark Wood.
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