All-rounder Stokes struggled throughout the ultimate three days of the drawn fourth Take a look at at Previous Trafford, as he bowled 24 overs in India’s first innings however solely 11 of their second.

He was seen struggling along with his proper shoulder within the warm-up on day 5 and was regularly prodding at it throughout his bowling spell.

However he insists he wouldn’t have accomplished something in another way relating to his workloads throughout the primary 4 Exams.

“Once I’m out on the sphere I play to win and provides every thing I probably can. If I really feel there is a second in a recreation the place I must put every thing I am feeling apart, I am going to try this as a result of it is how a lot this group means to me, how a lot taking part in for England means to me, how a lot successful means to me.

“There’s completely nothing I might have accomplished earlier than. Being knowledgeable sportsman, accidents are a part of this recreation and I can not do something about that.”

It’s a vital blow to England contemplating his very good type that has seen him earn back-to-back participant of the match awards.

He took 5-72 with the ball in India’s first innings in Manchester, then adopted up with 141 with the bat, turning into solely the fourth England man to take a five-wicket haul and rating a century in the identical Take a look at.

It leaves England’s seam bowling assault wanting mild. Tongue took 11 wickets throughout the primary two Exams, Woakes has taken 10 whereas Overton has solely performed one Take a look at, which got here in opposition to New Zealand in 2022.

Atkinson additionally makes his return from damage for his first look of the collection, having harm his hamstring throughout England’s one-off Take a look at v Zimbabwe in Might. He has performed only one second XI recreation since.

And not using a specialist spinner, Bethell and Root are the part-time choices.

England lead the collection 2-1 after India’s hard-fought efforts to attract the collection at Previous Trafford stored the collection alive.