Ashes: Stokes massive asset, we all know what he is capable of, says Root

England Test skipper Joe Root has said that he is absolutely thrilled with the addition of Ben Stokes in the Ashes squad as everyone knows what the allrounder is capable ofStokes had last played in the ODI series against Pakistan and then he had taken some time to look after his mental healthObviously its massive news Speak to anyone within the game whether theyd prefer to have Ben in their team or not and everyone would say they would On a personal level Im just absolutely thrilled that hes in a place where he can get back playing and enjoy the sport once again ESPNcricinfo quoted Root as sayingAlthough we all know what Ben is capable of were still managing expectations Hes been out of the game a long time hes had a serious injury and hes got a lot of work to do to get himself back to the Ben Stokes we all know But if theres one thing we can bet on with Ben its that hell do everything he can to ready himself and then put in performances that help England win games of cricket he addedEngland and Australia will lock horns in fivematch Ashes series beginning December 8 at the Gabba BrisbaneHes a massive asset in many respects First and foremost his performances on the field especially what he has done against Australia in the recent past But also the way that he plays his cricket Look at where we are going we are going to have periods of play where its going to be very challenging Were going have to have people stick their hands up and grab the game he is someone who will always do that said RootHell lead from the front in that respect he is a brilliant leader in the dressing room and people follow him They look at how he works how he practices how he goes about his cricket And they all want to go along with him Thats a great trait to have along with being capable of performing how he does Its a huge boost for balancing the side as well as he has done for such a long time now Everything about the way he goes about things is going to be great for us he addedStokes had undergone a secondary operation on his finger last month to remove scar tissueThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever