Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the final Test match of England’s summer with a grade-three muscle tear in his shoulder, aggravated during the drawn fourth game against India at Old Trafford. Ollie Pope will captain the side in his absence as England seek to defend their 2-1 lead and complete a series victory.
Recovery from a muscle injury of such severity is estimated to take between six and 10 weeks, though England’s medical team have estimated Stokes’s likely absence towards the lower end of that range.
