England captain Ben Stokes will miss the fifth Take a look at towards India after being dominated out with a proper shoulder damage.

The muscle tear may influence his participation within the Ashes collection towards Australia beginning in late November with the skipper dealing with a number of weeks of rehabilitation.

Stokes, whose deputy Ollie Pope will lead the group in his absence, has been battling a wide range of health points over the course of the collection and has lastly been laid low with an issue that reared its head throughout final week’s draw at Previous Trafford. 

“I’m clearly disappointing to not be capable to end the collection,” an emotional Stokes stated as he addressed a press convention on Wednesday morning.

“I’ve bought an honest tear of one of many muscle groups I can’t pronounce, I don’t know how one can say it, however we took so long as we may to make that call round that.

“A little bit of emotion goes into this type of stuff if you discover out what you will have completed – bowling was dominated out as quickly as we bought the scan outcomes.”

Stokes stated the chance of inflicting additional injury to too excessive had he performed.

“I wouldn’t anticipate to place any one in every of my gamers in danger with an damage like this,” he stated.

“I’ll begin rehabbing now and clearly deal with what now we have bought developing within the winter.”

The captain get replaced by Jacob Bethell, making his first Take a look at look of the 12 months in one in every of 4 adjustments to the England XI. 

Liam Dawson has been dropped one match into his comeback, with England opting to go with no front-line spinner, whereas tempo pair Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse are rested. 

Ben Stokes will miss the collection decider between England and India at The Oval. (Picture by Gareth Copley – ECB/ECB through Getty Photos)

Three recent quicks come into the aspect, with Surrey pair Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton returning on dwelling soil and Josh Tongue finishing the line-up. 

England don’t play Take a look at cricket once more till the Ashes, which means the 34-year-old may face a decent restoration interval to be match for the hotly-anticipated collection.

England lead India 2-1 within the collection with the fifth Take a look at to start out at The Oval on Thursday.

England: ⁠Zak Crawley, ⁠Ben Duckett, ⁠Ollie Pope (C), ⁠Joe Root, ⁠Harry Brook, ⁠Jacob Bethell, ⁠Jamie Smith (wk), ⁠Chris Woakes, ⁠Gus Atkinson, ⁠Jamie Overton, ⁠Josh Tongue

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