It Is Great To Have Woakes And Wood Available After The Amount Of Injuries That We Have Had Joe Root

When asked about his reaction to the addition of Woakes and Wood to the squad at the pre-match media conference on Tuesday, Root said:

He then continued and backed fellow Yorkshireman Bairstow to do well as a keeper in the absence of Buttler. Jos will miss the Oval Test due to personal leave.

Speaking about the replacement of Jos Buttler in the playing XI for the upcoming match, Root said both Dan Lawrence and Ollie Pope are in the running for the slot. However, he refrained from giving a direct answer. Root said:

“I think it’s important to see where everyone’s at over the next couple of days physically” - Joe Root

During his conversation with the media, Root also spoke about the workload of his pace bowlers. He revealed that the team management would look closely at the players over the next couple of days and then make a call about resting them or not. On this matter Root said:

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