Ben Stokes celebrates the wicket of Devon Conway with Ollie Robinson during day two of the first Test at the Bay Oval.Credit:Getty Images
Stokes confirmed he would pick an unchanged team for the second Test if all the players are fit. Looking towards the Ashes,he will have trickier selection headaches if Jonny Bairstow,Jofra Archer and Mark Wood are all available.
“It’s great to have so many world-class players to choose from,” he said. “It’s probably going to end up in a selection nightmare,but I’d rather have that for myself as captain and Baz[Brendon McCullum] as coach.
“I don’t like to look too far ahead but I think we’ll have a good crop of players to choose from in the Ashes.”
Pat Cummins’ men are struggling in India while England’s remarkable resurgence continues apace.Credit:Getty Images
Stokes said he felt “lucky” to captain this England team because of how the players have bought into his ideas.
“When you look at captaincy records,it’s only a small part of it. There are 10 other people who have to go out there and do a job,to allow you to win,” he said.
“I’m very lucky to be able to captain this team. It’s not only my captaincy and ideas that are allowing us to play this way,you also have to have the players fully behind you,to follow you out there.”