England's seasoned all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from Test cricket to prolong his career in the white-ball formats, confirmed England and Wales Cricket Board.
Vaughan also said if players prioritise the Ashes over the men's T20 World Cup, it will send a strong message about the importance of Test cricket.
In a scathing assessment of ECB's decision, Atherton said it was worse than India's recent withdrawal from the Manchester Test.
England withdrew from the proposed tour of Pakistan by its men's and women's teams in October.
The decision taken by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Monday came three days after New Zealand Cricket abandoned its men's team's limited-overs tour of Pakistan following a government alert that warned of a possible attack outside Rawalpindi Stadium.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) then said that they will decide on whether next month's tour of Pakistan can go ahead in the next 48 hours.
Woakes, who plays for the Delhi Capitals in the IPL, pulled out of the IPL along with compatriots Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan.
Paine, 37, exuded confidence of regaining full fitness to lead the Test side in this summer's Ashes.
It may depend on whether the various broadcasters, who paid 25 million pounds for the rights to the Old Trafford Test, would be willing to settle for two evenings' cricket rather than five full days.
The wicket at The Oval aided the pacers early on before becoming a batting beauty. On day five, Indian bowlers still managed to get enough out of it for a famous win.
Stokes, who has struggled with a finger injury throughout the summer, recently played for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.
The final Test of the five-Test series will be played at the Emirates Old Trafford on Friday.
India went on to make 466 in their second effort to set England a stiff 368-run target and scripted a sensational 157-run victory on the back of their stupendous attack.
Vaughan feels that England lacked a pace bowler of the calibre of Jasprit Bumrah and the home team's woes were compounded by an extremely ordinary fielding display.
England captain Joe Root has admitted that his team's humiliation in the fourth Test by India is 'hard to take'.
Joe Root he home captain vowed to make a strong comeback at the Old Trafford in the final Test, starting September 10.
In 1971, Ajit Wadekar-led India had scripted the nation's first win in England, by four wickets at the Oval. 50 years hence, India have conquered the Oval again, this time defeating the English side by 157-runs.
Buttler is re-joining the squad after missing the fourth Test following the birth of his second child, Margot.
Hussain wrote that any other team would have bowled their main spinner more in similar conditions.
England made a good start in batting-friendly conditions with openers Rory Burns (31 batting off 109) and Haseeb Hameed (43 off 85) playing out 32 overs overs.
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