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Ben Stokes did not bowl on the fourth day of the Manchester Test. They also retired due to the cramp.
England captain Ben Stokes will not play the last Test against India. His right shoulder is hurt. The English captain did not bowl on the fourth day of the Manchester Test. He was also upset with the cramp.
ECB released the playing-11 on Wednesday informing about the injury of Stokes. The board said that spinners Liam Dion, Jofra Archer and Bridan Cars will also not be part of the match going to start from 31 July at the Oval ground in London.
On the third day of the Manchester Test, Ben Stokes retired due to the cramp.
Retired in Manchester Test, did not bowl on fourth day
On the third day of the Manchester Test, Ben Stokes was constantly getting cramps. In such a situation, he retired for 66 runs. He came to bat again after investigation in the dressing room and returned unbeaten after scoring 77 runs after the day’s play ended. On the fourth day, he was dismissed for 141 runs. On this day, he did not bowl in the second and third sessions. However, Stokes bowled 11 overs on the last and 5th day of the match and took a wicket.
Oli Pope will captain England in place of Stokes
According to the playing-11 issued by ECB, Oli Pope will captain the English team. Pop scored a century in the first innings of the Leeds Test against India. He scored 71 runs for England in the Manchester Test.
Pesar trio returns in English team
The England team has returned 3 fast bowlers for the last match. These include Gauss Atkinson, Jimmy Overton and Josh Tung. Jofra Archer and Bridan Cars have been given rest to playing-11.
Playing-11
Oli Pope (captain), Jack Croly, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethle, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gauss Etkinson, Jimmy Overton, Josh Tung.
Last Test will start in Oval from 31 July
The fifth and last Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England will be played from 31 July. India is 1-2 behind in the series and is to win the Oval Test and equalize the series.
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