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#1 Playing Both Woakes And Stokes In The Eleven

If Ben Stokes was the wrecker-in-chief with the ball in the first Test, his replacement Woakes was fantastic with both bat and ball in the second test as England trounced India by an innings and 159 runs. Now, Stokes is back for the third test after he was cleared from charges in the Bristol incident and his availability is a big boost to the already confident English side.

With just 14 members in their squad, England is in a far better position to pick the best eleven compared to India. It is almost certain that England will leave out Moeen Ali and James Porter from the third test. With Woakes performing in his lifeline game, it is certain that he will feature in the eleven. If that is the case, one more player needs to sit out for this game and now the question: Would it be Stokes or Rashid?

English pitches are not known for rank turners and the fact that Rashid was not used even for one over in the second test proves the fact that he can be dispensed with for this test and it would be far better for England if both Woakes and Stokes get to play the third test.

England Head Coach Trevor Bayliss has stated that Stokes is not a certainty in the eleven but every English cricket fan would love to have Stokes back in the eleven as it would strengthen their lineup to a great extent. The presence of Adil Rashid in the match without making use of him doesn't seem to be a good idea and England must play both Woakes and Stokes in the playing eleven. If all the aforementioned points click for England, India is going to have a still harder job of cracking a way to defeat them in their backyard.