Mark Wood, Chris Woakes obtainable for fourth Test, says England’s Silverwood

Pacer Mark Wood and all-rounder Chris Woakes are set to be added to the England squad for the fourth Test towards India after regaining full health, head coach Chris Silverwood mentioned on Sunday.
Wood had harm his proper shoulder whereas fielding through the second Test at Lord’s whereas Woakes has recovered from the heel harm that has saved him out of worldwide cricket because the ODI sequence towards Pakistan in July.
Woakes performed a home T20 recreation on Friday and will likely be a welcome addition to the squad within the absence of key gamers reminiscent of Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer.
“Both of them have come through fine. Wood was bowling yesterday morning. He will be available for selection and Woakes has played so he becomes available again,” Silverwood mentioned a day after England’s series-levelling win over India at Leeds.
The fourth Test begins on September 2 on the Oval.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler might miss the remaining two Tests to attend the delivery of his second youngster and when that occurs, Jonny Bairstow will likely be again behind the stumps.
Is Bairstow up for the job?
“Yes, I am confident that Jonny can do the job if asked and yes Jonny would want to do the job if asked. We have had already had those conversations. He is happy to do that,” the coach added.

Controlled aggression labored for us in Leeds Test: Silverwood
England head coach Chris Silverwood on Sunday mentioned “controlled aggression” contributed immensely to their series-levelling win towards India within the third Test, days after the gamers had let their feelings get the higher of them on the Lord’s.
The Indian and English gamers had been engaged in loads of verbal battles through the second Test that the guests gained on day 5 with an excellent bowling efficiency.
However, the on-field atmosphere appeared to have calmed down a bit at Leeds with England bouncing again in type to win the sport an innings and 76 runs.
“Joe and I reflected on the Lord’s Test and thought about what we could learn and how we could get better. And I think there was a controlled aggression around what they did (at Headingley),” Silverwood mentioned throughout a digital media interplay.
“The way they hit the lengths hard, the way they put the India tail under pressure and forced them to make decisions all the time. I think you can be aggressive in a very controlled way and I think they got that right.”
Asked if India’s fieriness drops if they’re put underneath strain like they had been at Leeds, the top coach mentioned: The secret is to get on high of them as a result of we all know they’re an excellent workforce. Once they get on high it’s troublesome to cease them.”
“We put them on the backfoot and we kept the pressure on, so you know, it shows what we can do. The guys executed the gameplan very well. It shows once you put people on the backfoot, the pressure gets and we can get into them.”
Root additionally turned England’s most profitable captain with the workforce successful a twenty seventh Test underneath his management, surpassing Michael Vaughan’s 26.
“Seeing him turn into England’s most profitable captain was excellent. It’s one thing I’ve been wanting ahead to for some time. He’s in an ideal place for the time being and I’m actually having fun with watching him.
“I think he’s a good Test captain. He is growing and learning all the time. We saw that last week. There’s potential there for him to be one of the great England captains. If we win in Australia, we can have this conversation again.”