England will NOT rush Stokes back for Test series, says Silverwood

England head coach Chris Silverwood will not push for Ben Stokes to return during the five-match Test series with India.

The all-rounder announced last month that he was taking an indefinite break from cricket to prioritise his mental wellbeing and, while Joe Root's side lost the second Test at Lord's on Monday to go one down in the series, they will not turn to their talisman until he is ready.

"No, there is no pushing from my point of view," Silverwood said.

"I don't think you can push with these issues. I will wait and there will be an element of waiting for him to come to me to let me know he is ready.

"There is no time limit on it. I would stress again, the important thing is Ben is OK, his family is OK and that he comes back strong and, when he re-enters the frame, he is ready in his mind to come back and perform for England like we know he can.

"I am certainly not pushing him for an answer and I don't think that would be the right thing to do.

"There are people around him supporting him and, when he is ready to come back in, we will welcome him with open arms, but until then he will get all the support he needs."

England captain Joe Root, meanwhile, has risen two places to second in the latest International Cricket Council Test batting rankings after a superb unbeaten century against India last week.

Root started the LV= Insurance series a couple of weeks ago in fifth place but a ton at Trent Bridge moved him above India counterpart Virat Kohli and another hundred at Lord's has bumped the Yorkshireman up again.

Knocks of 180 not out and 33 in a losing cause - India prevailed by 151 runs to move 1-0 ahead in the fivematch series after England capitulated on the final day - mean Root is now only below Kane Williamson in the

ICC's standings.

Root has been at the top of the batting charts before, in August 2015 after helping England regain the Ashes, and he is now just eight points adrift of New Zealand skipper Williamson's 901.

James Anderson took five for 62 in the first innings of the second Test - his 31st five-wicket haul - and he has moved up one place to sixth in the bowling rankings.