READ ALSO: READ ALSO: England squad: LONDON: All-rounder Ben Stokes , who was deemed not guilty of affray charges by a Bristol court on Tuesday, has subsequently been added to the England squad for the third Test starting on Saturday in Nottingham.Owing to this court case, Stokes had missed the second Test at Lord's, which England won by an innings and 159 runs to take a 2-0 series lead.The all-rounder had played a handsome role in the first Test in Birmingham. He had a match haul of 6-113 across two innings as India lost by 31 runs.The England team management now face a selection headache, as his replacement Chris Woakes had scored a maiden Test hundred at Lord's and also took four wickets in the match.Meanwhile, the ECB will set up a Cricket Discipline Commission that will take stock of Stokes' involvement in this physical altercation outside a Bristol pub last year.He, along with teammate Alex Hales, could yet be fined and suspended, however it will be some time before that conclusion can be reached. Joe Root (c), Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Olliver Pope, Jonny Bairstow , Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali, Jamie Porter, Ben Stokes.<doc-sep>Former Indian Captain Sunil Gavaskar being extremely harsh on the Indian team did not spare anyone in his interview on Tuesday. He said that that apart from Oval, there should be no space for playing two spinners and India need to get in Karun Nair in the middle for the other matches against England. “I don't think there will be any more room to play two spinners except at the Oval. I think it makes sense to bring in Karun Nair as an extra batsman at No.6; particularly because, Virat is also not 100 percent. Also when you have lost two Tests and are mentally down, someone who has not been part of a losing eleven may be in better space. I would also want Rishabh Pant to come in place of Dinesh Karthik with the gloves to add some depth, “Gavaskar said. He also suggested that the Indian players are in love with London and which is why they did not leave for Nottingham on Sunday when they should have for getting an extra day of practice before the third Test against England. England thrashed Virat Kohli’s Team India by an innings and 159 runs in the second Test, which ended on Sunday. With the second Test ending inside four days, India has got an extra day to practice before the third Test goes underway on Saturday. However, Kohli and Co did not travel to Nottingham, the location of the next match, on Monday and former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar cannot understand the reason behind it. “I can understand they have taken the day off today. They are still licking the wounds of the defeat at Lord's but they should have been planning to leave for Nottingham after today which would have been the last day of the Lord's Test and practice from tomorrow. But clearly, as we have seen from the start of the ODI series, they are in love with London. You cannot get practice facilities in London as easily as you would in Nottingham - I hope they practice from Tuesday. And there should be no optional practice. Everybody needs to get down to practice There's no such thing as optional practice when you are 0-2 down," he said. "You don't just need net practice but practice matches also. One should strive for practice games between third and fourth Test as well when there is space. There may possibly be some new players coming in after the third Test and they need some practice time as well. These things have to be thought about. I have been saying this since January when the South Africa tour was lost. But perhaps we are old-fashioned, who don't understand modern day cricket,” any angry Gavaskar added. Mocking the other Indian batsmen, Gavaskar suggested that Virat Kohli has to assess his injury himself and he thinks Kohli should play unless he can’t bend or walk. “Kohli has to assess his injury and whether to take the risk or not. But if I were the captain, I would want Kohli to play even if he's 50 percent fit. He's such a crucial element. He has to play unless he can't bend or walk. At the end of the day he has to decide how much pain he can bear. For me Virat has to play,” Gavaskar added.<doc-sep>The Indian cricket team was left shattered as England crush India by an innings and 159 runs at Lord's. Indian batsmen failed to learn from their mistakes and were all vulnerable against the moving ball as the second innings folded up for 130 in 47 overs. Another batting collapse saw India suffer one of their biggest defeats in recent times. Although the first day of play being completely washed out, the match was completed on the fourth day, with England emerging victorious. Some of the calls that Virat Kohli took in the second Test were questionable, and it influenced the outcome of the match. The third Test is at Trent Bridge in a few days. If India wants to stay alive in the series, they need to bounce back hard and learn from their mistakes. As Virat Kohli always does, a few changes are expected in the playing XI. So, let's take a look at the probable XI for India in the third Test. #1 Murali Vijay Murali Vijay Vijay is one of the pillars of the Indian batting line-up in Tests. In the recent past, he has struggled to make an impact with his batting. However, he is likely to keep his place in the side for now. Vijay is one of the best batsmen for India in overseas conditions. #2 Shikhar Dhawan Shikhar Dhawan "Shikhar Dhawan should have got a second chance," was what even the original 'Little Master' Sunil Gavaskar said after Dhawan was dropped for the second Test. Judging a player on the basis of a single game isn't fair. Dhawan could be inserted in the playing XI for the third Test as his exclusion from the XI wasn't fair. Dhawan batting left-handed gives India's line-up variety. 1 / 4 NEXT<doc-sep>READ ALSO: Ben Stokes gives England happy headache Pujara to the rescue? NOTTINGHAM: The quiet, blustery Nottingham seems some distance away from the chilly, buzzing London. While the English capital has experienced quite a bit of rain in the last few days, this central Midlands city known for the legend of Robin Hood is still enjoying a dry spell. However, the breeze that blows across Trent Bridge, the iconic cricket stadium close to the river Trent, should aid swing king James Anderson and Co.England, after going 2-0 up, are enjoying a well-deserved break and will be back in the nets on Thursday. The Indian team too is in the middle of a similar break and on Wednesday morning they hoisted the Tricolour in London to mark Independence Day before starting for Nottingham. They too will train from Thursday. Virat Kohli , though, has more on his plate than his English counterpart Joe Root .While his fitness is definitely one of those, one huge area of concern for the Indian team going into the third Test starting on Saturday is the form of the openers. Not that any batsman other than Kohli has come close to looking comfortable on this tour, but the Indian team has already played all its cards as far as the opening slot is concerned.While in the first Test it was Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay who opened the innings, the second Test saw Vijay and KL Rahul taking guard. But such is India's plight that all three have failed to make any impact. While Dhawan managed 26 and 13 in Birmingham, Vijay, in addition to the pair at Lord's, got 20 and 6 in the first Test. Rahul batted at No. 3 at Birmingham before being promoted to the opener's slot at Lord's, and his scores of 4, 13, 10 and 4 haven't come close to inspiring confidence.It's true that the red Duke ball does quite a bit when it's new, but the technical deficiencies of the openers have been out there in the open. While Rahul and Dhawan seem to get drawn into playing the away-going deliveries way too easily, Vijay's tendency to play on the on-side against the swinging ball has made him vulnerable to the likes of Anderson. "It's a basic that you don't try to play a shot on the on-side against the moving ball. I don't know what they are doing and whether the coaches are telling them where they are going wrong," former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer , who also opened occasionally and has a lot of experience in England, told TOI after the Lord's debacle.In the first half of the Test series in England in 2014, Vijay had looked assured against the ball outside the off stump and he was ready to leave a lot of deliveries. But that sense of assurance is somehow missing from his game this time and it means a huge amount of pressure on the middle-order, especially Kohli.A top No. 4 doesn't mind coming in at 10/2 a few times, but if it becomes a regular feature, it takes quite a toll on the player. Sachin Tendulkar , in the pre Virender Sehwag-Rahul Dravid era, had to deal with such situations regularly and now Kohli, too, is facing a similar test.Kohli, himself, though, is not ready to blame the openers in public, rather he wants to say it's a collective failure. "Even if you're 10 for 2, it doesn't mean that the guys following after should just succumb. And we should not expect sitting in the change room that we will only bat at 100 for 2. We have to look forward to the difficult situation and try to make that into a good situation," Kohli said, giving the impression that he wanted to share the blame.The fact remains that opening is one area where India have already run out of options and Dinesh Karthik , who opened during the 2007 Test series here, is in woeful form in the middle-order. So Kohli either has to get Dhawan back in the XI and hope that he has a lucky day or try Cheteshwar Pujara for the slot, something that he had done against Sri Lanka in 2015, when the Saurashtra batsman carried the bat in the first innings in a series-decider.The fact that Pujara played 87 balls in the second innings in testing conditions at Lord's could make Kohli think about the plan, but he would also know that England and Sri Lanka are not exactly in the same league.Come Thursday, India will hit the nets and we will get a first glimpse of Kohli's contingency plan.<doc-sep>
Last updated on .From the section Cricket Stokes is 'desperate' to play cricket again - Root England v India, third Specsavers Test Venue: Trent Bridge Date: 18-22 August Time: 11:00 BST Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, Radio 4 LW and the BBC Sport website. In-play clips and live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. Full tour details Ben Stokes will make his England return in the third Test against India at Trent Bridge on Saturday - four days after being found not guilty of affray. The 27-year-old Durham all-rounder missed the second Test because of a trial that concluded on Tuesday. He takes the place of Sam Curran, who was named man of the match in England's win in the first Test. "It's probably the toughest call I've had to make as Test captain," skipper Joe Root told BBC Sport. "Ben is a proven performer for us for a long period of time and he also played exceptionally well at Edgbaston. He's in a really good place to go out and play for England." England have a 2-0 lead and will seal the five-match series with victory in Nottingham. India captain Virat Kohli is fit to play despite struggling with a back problem in their huge defeat at Lord's. England team Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Joe Root (c), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson. 'Stokes is ready to go' Stokes took six wickets in the first Test before missing the second at Lord's Stokes was not initially named in the England party for the game in Nottingham, but was made available for selection after being found not guilty by a jury in Bristol. Though he has been cleared of any criminal charges, he is still to face the England and Wales Cricket Board's disciplinary commission over the events outside a nightclub last September. For now, he is free to play for England and returns at the earliest opportunity after proving his fitness over two days of practice at Trent Bridge. When asked about Stokes' readiness to play, Root said he had "no doubts" over the Durham man's state of mind. "I sat him down last night, just me and him, and I asked him brutally and honestly if he was in the right place to play for England and he assured me that he's ready to perform at his best," added Root. "From that perspective, I have no worries or doubts that he will go and deliver just like he has so many times." 'Curran has a big future' Curran has taken six wickets and scored 127 runs in the series Curran has impressed since coming into the England team for the second Test against Pakistan in June. The 20-year-old averages 36.75 with the bat, 23.50 with the ball and his maiden half-century rescued England from a seemingly hopeless position in the first Test against India. His absence means England lose the variety of his left-armers from their attack, and Root rejected the notion Curran's age meant the decision to leave him out was made easier. "Sam has bought something very different to the attack," said Root. "He's done an exceptional job throughout the series. "I've seen it touted around that it's the easy option to leave him out, but I don't see it that way. He's been fantastic when he's played and I still feel he has a big part to play throughout this series to come." India's only option is to win - Kohli Kohli is averaging 60 after two Tests of the series, but none of the other batsmen in his side have managed to pass 33 India came close to winning the first Test, but were hammered by an innings at Lord's. They have now lost nine of their past 11 Tests in England and must win in Nottingham to have a chance of earning their first series success in this country since 2007. "The only option is to win this game and nothing else," said Kohli. "It's actually a good situation to be in because you literally have no room for thinking about anything else apart from the team requires at that particular moment. "Is it up to individuals to stand up and say: 'I'm going to go out there and make a difference.'"