Stewart named captain for second Test vs. Pak

London, May 21: Alec Stewart on Monday was named England captain for the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford next week in the absence of injury victim Nasser Hussain.

The 38-year-old former skipper stood in for Hussain after he injured his hand during the match at Lord's, which England went on to win comfortably by an innings and nine runs.

"We have appointed Alec as captain for the next Test match and he will be included in the selectors' discussions about the make-up of the team," said chairman of selectors David Graveney.

"Alec has acted as stand-in captain before both this year and last year and he will be a very able substitute for Nasser."

Meanwhile, England physiotherapist Dean Conway revealed that Hussain is to undergo further treatment on his injured right thumb at a west London hospital later this week.

"Nasser will have a metal pin inserted into his thumb by a specialist on Wednesday," said Dean.

"This is a medical procedure that does not involve surgery and it will be performed under local anaesthetic.

"The insertion of a pin should speed up the rehabilitation process for
Nasser once the fracture has healed.

"At this stage, we estimate that he will be out of cricket for around four weeks."