England Captain Stokes 'good To Go', Says Pope

England skipper Ben Stokes will beryllium "good to go" connected time 4 of nan 4th Test against India having suffered pinch cramp during nan 3rd day, says vice-captain Ollie Pope.

Stokes, 34, retired wounded connected 66 successful nan evening session, but did return aft nan autumn of 3 wickets to extremity 77 not retired arsenic his broadside reached a ascendant position of 544-7, a first-innings lead of 186.

The all-rounder had room connected his hamstring successful January aft tearing it for nan 2nd clip successful 5 months successful December but has bowled much overs successful this bid than immoderate different successful his career.

"He is conscionable cramping down his near limb and it dispersed to his full limb from what I understand," Pope said.

"He has pushed himself to immoderate superior limits truthful acold and that was a build-up of it.

"He will beryllium bully to spell tomorrow I americium sure."

Much of nan talk astir Stokes' bowling astatine nan commencement of nan summertime was astir really he would person to limit himself to protect his body.

Despite that, Stokes is nan starring wicket-taker successful nan bid pinch 16 and has bowled 129 overs crossed 3 and a half Tests. He only returned to bowling successful nan one-off Test against Zimbabwe successful precocious May.

On time 1 of nan 3rd Test astatine Lord's Pope said he had to make judge Stokes "doesn't push himself to a ridiculous place" aft an injury scare.

But, pinch nan crippled connected nan line, Stokes bowled marathon spells of 9.2 and 10 overs arsenic England secured triumph connected nan last day.

At Old Trafford he took 5-72 successful nan first innings - his first five-wicket haul since 2017.

"I'm location to springiness him a nudge but he besides gets this crazy look successful his oculus sometimes erstwhile you spell over," Pope said.

"Rooty [batter Joe Root] plays a akin domiciled but there's times erstwhile you can't return nan shot disconnected him.

"He gets his imagination and that's what makes him specified a awesome cricketer."