Stokes Efforts 'great Sign' He 'trusts His Body' - Root

Batter Joe Root admitted he was "panicking" during Ben Stokes' marathon bowling spells against India but said they show nan England skipper "trusts his body" and is simply a "great motion moving forward".

Stokes bowled a tireless spell of 9.2 overs successful nan greeting earlier different of 10 overs successful nan day convention connected Monday arsenic he inspired England to hit India by 22 runs successful nan 3rd Test.

England's talisman only returned to bowling successful May aft undergoing hamstring room for nan 2nd clip successful six months successful January.

Root, who was England skipper earlier Stokes took complete successful 2022, said he discussed nan thought of Stokes coming retired of nan onslaught connected nan section but nan 34-year-old opted to continue.

"He doesn't ever perceive to me," Root said. "He didn't perceive to maine erstwhile I was captain.

"But, no, he knows what he's doing and he's sewage a bully grip connected wherever he's astatine physically. It was an unthinkable effort."

Bowling lengthy spells person been a characteristic of Stokes' profession - he did truthful successful nan celebrated 2019 Ashes triumph astatine Headingley nether Root's captaincy - but were expected to beryllium a point of nan past arsenic he fulfils his domiciled arsenic 4th seamer aft surgery.

Stokes bowled a seven-over spell connected nan 3rd evening and coach Brendon McCullum sent bowling coach Tim Southee to show nan skipper to extremity bowling.

After nan first time vice-captain Ollie Pope said 1 of his roles is to "make judge he doesn't push himself to a ridiculous place".

But Stokes bowled 44 overs crossed nan Lord's Test - nan astir of immoderate bowler successful nan match.

Having taken nan wicket of Akash Deep pinch nan past shot of time four, Stokes trapped KL Rahul lbw successful a spell lasting much than an hr connected nan 5th morning.

After India clawed their measurement backmost into lucifer successful nan afternoon, Stokes' gruelling efforts were reward pinch nan wicket of Jasprit Bumrah to extremity a business pinch Ravindra Jadeja that lasted almost 22 overs.

Afterwards Stokes suggested it was nan toughest of nan "dark places" he has taken his assemblage to during his career.

"He's conscionable hopeless to beryllium nan man and make things happen," Root said.

"Incredible effort to beryllium capable to do that.

"I was conscionable panicking that he wasn't going to make it done nan crippled aft a mates of bad injuries but he intelligibly trusts his assemblage now.

"It's a awesome motion for america moving forward. I mean it really is isn't it, because that's backmost to his best."

Stokes was named player-of-the-match for his efforts, pipping Root who scored 104 successful England's first innings.

The runs meant Root reclaimed number 1 spot successful nan world batting rankings, however.

He replaces team-mate Harry Brook, who dropped down to 3rd beneath New Zealand's Kane Williamson.

Scott Boland's hat-trick against West Indies intends location are now 5 Australians successful nan apical 10 of nan bowling rankings - Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon.