Stokes to face late fitness test

Ben Stokes is to have a scan on his left hamstring and is likely to face a late fitness test on the morning of the second Test against Pakistan.

England's key allrounder suffered a tight hamstring during fielding practice on Wednesday at Headingley, and was limited to shuttle runs with the team physio the next morning - despite reporting a slight improvement in the injury.

England then announced Stokes is to have a scan after practice, although he was the first to have a bat in the nets.

A brief England and Wales Cricket Board update on his condition added: "He feels better this morning.

"He has dome some running at full intensity without issues, (but is) expected to have a fitness test in the morning."

England called up Surrey's uncapped teenage seamer Sam Curran on Wednesday evening, as cover for Stokes.

This month saw Curran claim his maiden 10-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

The 19-year-old took 10 for 101 across two innings as Surrey thrashed Yorkshire by an innings and 17 runs in a First Division County Championship fixture at The Oval, with his victims including England captain Joe Root and India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, whom he dismissed twice.

Curran's older brother Tom, a 23-year-old right-arm fast-medium bowler, has represented England in all three international formats, with his most recent appearance coming in a seven-wicket ODI win away to New Zealand at Christchurch in March. 

Tom also played in England's final two Tests of their recent Ashes series loss in Australia.

The brothers are the sons of the late former Zimbabwe all-rounder Kevin Curran.

Sam Curran was called into England's T20 squad during the tri-series involving Australia and New Zealand earlier this year but did not play.

Pakistan hammered England by nine wickets to win the first Test at Lord's inside four days as Root's men suffered their sixth defeat in eight matches at this level.