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England and Pakistan kick-off their three-match Test series at Headingley on Wednesday.

It's been all change for the home side since they were last seen with the red-ball in hand.

Head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes are out of the picture, replaced by Stephen Fleming and Joe Root respectively; although Fleming will not officially take charge until the winter.

Interim coach Marcus Trescothick will lead the team for the visit of Pakistan.

It hasn't all been plain sailing for the away side, either. They too have new -- or at least returning -- leadership as Babar Azam continues his second stint as captain. Azam replaces Shan Masood as Test skipper and got off to an okay start, drawing his opening series with the West Indies 1-1.

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Stokes' retirement and injury to Jacob Bethell sees England's squad take on a slightly different shape; Jordan Cox set to bat at three and Dan Lawrence a potential starter to fill the all-rounder void left by Stokes.

Ollie Robinson is also back amongst the fold after missing the final two matches of the New Zealand series. The Sussex skipper took seven wickets during the opening Test of the summer and is in contention for selection, especially given Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue were in action on Sunday night in The Hundred.

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