Ben Stokes faces a bowling physical fitness test as England named an unchanged 13-man squad to the last Ashes match at The Oval.
The all-rounder bowled just 10.5 overs in Australia’s first innings at Old Trafford before being forced off the area with shoulder soreness and didn’t bowl for the remainder of the Test.
In case Stokes is not able to bowl, then he is expected to play in the Test as a specialist batsman and England will turn into one of both bowling all-rounders from the group that missed out in Manchester, together using either Sam Curran or even Chris Woakes coming in.
Among the batsmen would probably miss out head coach Trevor Bayliss along with Joe Root deciding about the side after any decision made on Stokes’ make-up.
England dropped to some 185-run defeat at Old Trafford as Australia kept the urn and mind to their past global match monitoring the five-match show 2-1.
The hosts can draw the series and Root known on his side to flip up for the last Test of the series in London, with Test Championship points accessible.
Regardless of England’s batsmen having struggled throughout the series, together with Joe Denly having impressed after his promotion to the top of the order in Manchester the top-order looks set to stay in position.
The 33-year-old made a 53 off 123 balls in the second innings because the hosts fought to rescue the Test and is one of 3 batsmen to make more than one half-century in the set.
Jason Roy’s move down to # 4 brought him his greatest score in Test cricket as he fought 31 off 67 balls in the second innings at Old Trafford.
See day among the final and fifth Ashes Test, at The Oval, live from 10am on Thursday.
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