by England crossed his thumb over an injury to Ben Stokes, whereby Ollie Pope admits that the captain may have to be protected from Lords.
Stokes drove a groin problem with an apparently late day on the first day of the third Rothesay test.
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On every other day, the English nerves Joe Root would have been reserved, which had been led to 251 to 251 to 251 to 251 after the hosts.
His body has been in rebellion for some time, and a long -term knee problem that requires surgery in 2023, while he has suffered two severe thigh tears in the past eight months.
He has looked slim and strongly since returning this summer and is desperately going to avoid another setback, since England has a close series against India and throws an eye on the upcoming ash.
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Stokes was not only a potentially important knock worth 39no overnight, but this week was classified for a full role with the ball with the pencil, so Vice Captain Pope kept a watchful eye over his workload.
“Keep your fingers crossed, there is nothing too serious and he can do something magical and come back strongly. We’ll see how he pulls up tomorrow,” he said.
“We have a big test in the next four days and then we have a big two up, so it is important to manage it.
England’s Joe Root and Ben Stokes on the first day (Bradley Collyer/Pa)
“This is one of my roles to ensure that he is not pushing himself with what he has to do.
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Stokes’ treatment was one of two unscheduled breaks during the evening session. The other saw that the competition held briefly under unlikely circumstances when an influx of Marienkäern distracted the players.
If it hadn’t been for these delays, Root would have ended the opening day with its 37th test.
As it is, he has to return on the second day to apply the finishing touch and continue his task to raise his site to a competitive total number.
Nobody has achieved more than roots seven test centers at Lords and Pope is convinced that it is only the beginning of his work to achieve three figures.
Wurzel ended the day at 99 (Bradley Collyer/Pa)
“Obviously he would have loved to have a hundred red (not out), but he has 36 of them, so I don’t think he will be too sleepless. He will get his head down,” said England number three.
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“It would have been nice to see how he gets it tonight, but he will look at the overall picture and try to make it a monster -innings. Hopefully we can take up 500 and record 400.”
What stopped the unusual sight of Marienvogel added Pope: “I’ve never seen it before, no. It’s a first one that has the crowd today.”
