England captain Ben Stokes has assured James Anderson that he will be back in the XI for his 'home' test at Old Trafford after being rested for this week's encounter at Headingley.
Mark Wood returns to the side as England's fastest bowler after missing the first two matches to build up his fitness and durability. Chris Woakes joins him in the side with both Anderson and Josh Tongue sitting out this week after their exploits at Lord's.
And having already played at Edgbaston in the opening match, Moeen Ali is back in the side in place of the injured Ollie Pope who is out of the rest of the series with his shoulder injury.
