• Chris Woakes returns from injury for England
Trevor Bayliss, the England head coach, has called on his players to “pick up the slack” at Lord’s this week as Ben Stokes, one of their match-winners from the thrilling first Test with India, misses the game to attend his trial in Bristol.
Stokes is due in court on Monday after he and co-defendants Ryan Ali and Ryan Hale pleaded not guilty to a charge of affray in relation to an alleged incident in the Clifton area of the city last September. When he returns to international duty will depend on the Cricket Discipline Committee, which is due to convene after the conclusion of legal proceedings.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/05/trevor-bayliss-england-ben-stokes-india-second-test under the title “Trevor Bayliss calls on England players to step up in Ben Stokes’s absence”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
