Panicked during Ben Stokes's long Lord's spells, but great sign for us: Joe Root
"He doesn't always listen to me," Root said. "He didn't listen to me when I was captain.""But, no, he knows what he's doing and he's got a good handle on where he's at physically. It was an incredible effort."'Stokes is just desperate to be the man'Root said that Stokes is just desperate to be the man who makes things happen and is trusting his body at the moment. The batter said it is encouraging signs for England as it shows that Stokes is back to his best. "He's just desperate to be the man and make things happen," Root said. "Incredible effort to be able to do that.""I was just panicking that he wasn't going to make it through the game after a couple of bad injuries, but he clearly trusts his body now."It's a great sign for us moving forward. I mean it really is isn't it, because that's back to his best."Stokes picked up five wickets in the Lord's Test and was adjudged as the player of the match for his performance in the second innings. - EndsTune InMust Watch
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