[WATCH] Former England player analyzes technical changes in Ben Stokes' bowling during ENG vs IND 4th Test in Manchester

Ben Stokes didn’t bowl in the second innings of England’s bowling on the fourth day of the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford in Manchester. That was a huge concern for the management, who had one man down in the five-man attack. Moreover, they had Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse playing their fourth game while Jofra Archer went back-to-back.

That made the situation a little hard for the home side as most of the feet were tight and heavy. It’s not that easy to put an extra yard, keeping an eye on the fifth game at the Kennington Oval in South London and the following Ashes 2025/26 trip. Nasser Hussain, the former captain of England, expressed his views on the all-rounder’s technical changes.

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‘Well, it will be a bit boring for the viewers, but we did an analysis in the Hawkeye on Stokes in split screen, how he has changed since 2019. You can check the changes of going back to a lower stance while delivering the ball, getting much skid, bounce, and pace. You check the pace and it has gone far back to where it was six years ago.’ Nasser Hussain addressed Sky Sports Cricket.

Watch: Nasser Hussain reflects on Ben Stokes’ technical bowling changes in ENG vs IND 4th Test in Manchester

Stokes went through a marathon spell of bowling at Lord’s last week when he bowled two spells of 10 overs and earned the victory. In the first innings at Manchester, he crossed his 100th over mark and celebrated five wickets in the first innings.

‘Broad has come out of the dressing room and talks about these. Stokes has always been a great bowler for swing and reverse swing, as we saw in Cape Town and Pakistan. Broad talked about how Ben is discussing with Jimmy Anderson to get the wobble seam, and that Shubman Gill's dismissal was a classic wobble. This is about the greatest cricketers. They don’t want to sit back but evolve around it.’ Hussain explained.

He started his bowling on the fifth day of the game and looked threatening at the start. It will be interesting to see how he manages himself in the last week before the Australia tour.