Pakistan didn't capitalize on winning the toss at Headingley, with its batsmen failing to handle a swinging and seaming ball as England's pace attack dominated the proceedings on Day 1.
Stokes is likely to face a fitness test before England selects the team for the match in Leeds. Surrey seamer Sam Curran has been called up as cover.
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Left-arm medium pacer Sam Curran has been called up as cover for all-rounder Ben Stokes as England prepare to square the two-match series when they face Pakistan in the second Test which starts on Friday.
Pakistan have been penalised for maintaining a slow over-rate in the Lords Test against England, which the visitors won by nine wickets to go one-up in the two-match series.
Stoneman scored 4 and 9 in England's nine-wicket loss in the first test at Lord's.
Pakistan cruised to a nine-wicket win over England in the first Test on Sunday, needing just one session on Day 4 to take four wickets and then chase down a victory target of 64 at Lord's.
Trailing by 179 runs after the first innings, England slumped to 110/6 and Pakistan had a session to finish off the home side with two days to spare.
Babar was struck by a rising delivery from Ben Stokes after tea on Day 2 on Friday and was forced to retire hurt on 68.
Babar Azam was the top scorer with 68 before retiring hurt, while Azhar Ali (50), Asad Shafiq (59) and Shadab Khan (52) also made half-centuries on a day when England dropped five catches.
The move comes a day after it was revealed that Pakistan players were told to stop wearing smartwatches during the first Test against England at Lord's to avoid any allegations of match-fixing.
Both the seamers shared eight wickets among them to bundle out hosts for a paltry 184 before Pakistan ended the day one of the first Test for 50/1 at Lord's.
England skipper Root backs Stokes for the Pakistan Test series after his poor outing in 2018 IPL and hopes he will get back on track after missing out on the Australia and New Zealand tours.
Dropped from the England squad for the Tests against Pakistan, all-rounder Moeen Ali says his IPL stint will make him a better one-day player and improve his game.
Jos Buttler has been recalled to England's Test squad after a 17-month absence for the first Test against Pakistan, despite having not played red-ball cricket since last year.
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