Since opener Alex Lees was left off of the 15-man team named on Wednesday, Liam Livingstone will have the opportunity to impress with the red ball during England’s Test tour of Pakistan.Livingstone, who has been a pillar of England’s limited-overs team but has never played in a Test match or even appeared in a first-class match, has been concentrating more on the shorter formats of the game.
The 29-year-selection old’s is a major bet because he only played in eight games in the two seasons prior, averaging 11 in 2021 and 18.5 in 2020, and missed the entirety of Lancashire’s title season.
