England skipper Ben Stokes picked up a hamstring injury in the final session of day 1 Lord's in the third Test match. He looked in discomfort for the majority of his innings in the final session.
England finished day 1 on 251 runs for the loss of four wickets, with Joe Root unbeaten on 99 and Ben Stokes unbeaten on 39 runs.
At the start of the third day's play, Root went past his eighth Test century at Lord's and his 11th against India. Stokes has also looked comfortable so far with the bat.
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Important To Try To Manage Him- Pope On Stokes
Before the start of the day's play at Lord's, Ben Stokes was seen going through the gears and bowling at Lord's. He ran in decently and bowled with decent pace as well.
Ollie Pope, the vice-captain of England, gave an update on Ben Stokes' injury after the end of play on day 1. He hoped for Stokes to come back stronger on day 2.
"Fingers crossed he can do something magic and come back strong," Pope said. "I've not seen him since, so fingers crossed there's nothing too serious. But clearly we've got a big Test over the next four days and we've got a big two [at Old Trafford and The Oval] coming up as well, so it is important to try and manage him" said Pope on Stokes.
"We'll see how he pulls up tomorrow, but for me, that is partially one of my roles, to make sure that he doesn't push himself to a ridiculous place with whatever he's dealing with at the moment. I'm sure the physios, the medics will work with him to lay out a plan and then I'll help push him in the right direction" Pope added further.
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Ben Stokes Goes Early On Day 2
Stokes, who resumed his innings on 39 runs, was dismissed for just 44 runs on day 2. The England skipper added just five runs and was dismissed in just the third over of the day by Jasprit Bumrah. Buraj dismissed Harry Brook on day 1 and followed it up with the wicket of Ben Stokes on day 2.
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