Stokes, the Durham allrounder, suffered the injury midway through bowling his sixth over on the fourth day of the second Test at Old Trafford on Monday, which England won by 330 runs to level the four-match series at 1-1.
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England’s all-time leading wicket-taker is therefore safely back in harness as Alastair Cook’s hosts seek to consolidate their fightback from defeat in the series opener at Lord’s. “We could have scored around 400 in the first innings – the ball wasn’t doing anything much”. Off-spinner Moeen Ali, who completed Stokes’ unfinished over, has picked up two wickets along with pace spearhead James Anderson, who is also making a comeback from injury in this match.
As the winning side of first Test were collapsed badly in second Test, amid numerous advises coming captain Misbah’s way, we are showing you what Shahid Afridi has to say about Pakistan cricket team’s fiasco.
Vince has an average of just 18.57 after five Tests this summer and England coach Trevor Bayliss has left him no doubt he must produce if selected to face Pakistan at Edgbaston next week.
His partner Joe Root (71no) was in even more of a hurry, pulling Rahat for successive fours in an over which cost 14 as the Yorkshireman raced past 300 runs in the match.
Captain Alastair Cook surprisingly didn’t force the follow-on, with England reaching 98-1 at stumps for an overall lead of 489 runs on a day when rain disrupted play four times. England’s two senior batsmen combined again in a second-innings total of 173 for 1 declared.
“Those two occasions at Lord’s were batsman error on my part”. “As I said after the last game, though, runs will count”.
“We are getting starts but not building on them”.
He told Sky Sports 2: “I think it helps, but I still approach the game in the same way, you still play the same situation of what’s in front of you”.
The third test in Birmingham starts on August 3.
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Vaughan said: “England should enjoy the win and have a good party, but I just have a feeling that this series is going to be very, very tight”.
