England vs India: Joe Root to keep his T20I up, says Paul Farbrace

Joe Root will keep his place in the UK for T20 Internationals Against Ben Stokes Paul Farbrace. Stokes is set to return to a hamstring injury he suffered during the second Test against Pakistan in June when he plays for Durham in their T20 match against Yorkshire at Headingley on July 5. That match will see Stokes playing as a batsman only, with a T20I against India in Bristol on July 8.

England are in excellent white-ball form, with their 28-run win over Australia in a T20I at Edgbaston on Wednesday following a 5- 0 ODI whitewash of their arch-rivals.

Alex Hales has had a great time in his life. Farbrace still believes, however, there is a place in all international formats for steadier-scoring Test captain Root, including the T20I team.

"Absolutely. You need your best batsman, "insisted Farbrace. "I can not believe anybody else in our set-up would argue against that. He is world-clbad in all forms of the game. You do need us, and you do not need people playing in different ways. There will be times when he is the outstanding player in a T20 game and gets over the line. The best players adapt and score runs, whether it is 20 overs or 50 overs or Test match cricket, and it is without doubt one of the finest players in the world. Could you say that it was going to be cool? "

Farbrace, who is standing in the head of a coach Trevor Bayliss takes a break, looked forward to having Stokes back:" Ben – the fact he is a three-in-one, he can bowl and he is the best fielder – you are going to bring him back as soon as he is available. "

Jos Buttler was promoted to open against Australia on Wednesday and responded with England's fastest-ever T20I fifty, off 22 balls. 49. Farbrace said: "Jos played magnificently well … [but] Halesy walked to the crease with a bit of a point to prove . "

England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan is set to have the final say over who misses in the event Stokes is recalled. "You are going to go with the captain pretty much every time, because he takes the team on the field," said Farbrace. "There are not going to be any violent disagreements. But we were sitting chatting about the possibilities – and it is not obvious. "