Ben Stokes defends England workforce choice after irritating opening day

England all-rounder Ben Stokes discovered their below-par batting show irritating however defended the workforce choice for the fourth and remaining Test in opposition to India in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
England shot themselves within the foot within the earlier check on the identical venue after they opted for a four-pronged seam assault on a spin-friendly observe and obtained crushed inside two days.
Scarred by that have, Joe Root introduced again off-spinner Dom Bess, together with specialist batsman Dan Lawrence, whereas quicks Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer missed out.The workforce later mentioned Archer was dropped due to an elbow damage however it meant England have successfully fielded a lone frontline seamer in James Anderson, whereas Stokes himself is battling an upset abdomen.
“We felt that seam isn’t going to offer as much in terms of being a threat, it’s more of a holding role,” Stokes mentioned after England had been all out for 205 on what appeared a very good batting observe on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
“It’s undoubtedly a greater wicket than the final check match.
“I feel because the day progressed, you might see that the ball began to spin extra, and had extra bounce…
“In the earlier match, spinners claimed 28 of the 30 wickets that tumbled in 5 periods.
In distinction, India fast Mohammed Siraj dismissed a few English batsmen, whereas Anderson claimed the lone Indian wicket to fall on Thursday on a extra seamer-friendly pitch on the identical venue.
“We’re more than capable of scoring more than 300 on a wicket like that out here, it’s frustrating,” Stokes mentioned.The England vice-captain topscored for the vacationers with a combating 55 whereas Lawrence justified his recall with a fluent 46.
Stokes felt spinners Jack Leach and Bess would play necessary roles because the pitch deteriorates and in addition backed the choice to strengthen their batting order.”
Lengthening the batting lineup is one thing that we’ve taken away from the final check match, having an additional batter in case we’re confronted with related situations,” Stokes added.