Will Ben Stokes bowl 0n final Day of Manchester Test? England coach provides fitness update
England captain Ben Stokes, who has been struggling with cramps in this game, did not bowl on day four following his 100 and five wickets in the first innings. Assistant coach Marcus Trescothick provided an update on Stokes’ fitness.
“We’re hoping so (he bowls tomorrow). He’s had quite a big workload in the last few weeks and then batting in the first innings he was getting quite a bit of cramp. We’re hoping another night’s rest and physio work overnight that he’ll be back and doing a bit tomorrow. The cramp he was getting yesterday, you have that little bit of worry because of what he’s been through but we’ll see what he’s like tomorrow,” said Trescothick.
Ben Stokes has been a major pillar of the ENgland bowling lineup, and has picked crucial wickets for the team throughout the series. If he doesn’t bowl, it would have an adverse impact on England’s bowling capabilities.
“You take anybody out of a five-man attack, it creates a hole. When you’re trying to push for victory on a pitch that is quite tricky and gets quite slow after the ball gets older, of course it’s challenging,” he said.
“It’s never great when bowlers go down or you don’t have someone available to do the work you need them to do, it’s then just up to everybody else to pick up the pieces and do the extra work. You’ll probably see Joe Root bowl more if he’s not available. Let’s wait and see. Hopefully it will all be OK tomorrow,” he added.
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