Ben Stokes is set to return for England against South Africa - so who will make way for what is a must-win match in Mumbai?
Big games call for big players and they don't come much bigger than Ben Stokes. He is not just a man for a crisis. He is the man for a crisis. 2019 Cricket World Cup final? Tick. 2019 Ashes Test at Headingley? Check. 2022 T20 World Cup final? Same again. In all three of those games, England were at best tottering and at worst practically beaten but won each of them thanks to crucial innings from Stokes.
2 overs, going at in excess of eight runs an over. Woakes has fared only marginally better, with his 18 overs creamed for 135 at a rate of 7.50. Woakes has taken just two wickets in total and been flogged for 95 runs from the 11 overs has bowled in the first powerplay, allowing opposition teams to get off to rollicking starts.
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