England captain Ben Stokes said that the best thing to do about the Jonny Bairstow stumping row is move on from it as well. However, the all-rounder expects the matter to bring the best out of him in the third Ashes Test at Leeds. Since Bairstow’s controversial stumping on Day 5 at Lord’s, England cricketers have consistently slammed Australia for violating the spirit of the game.

Speaking ahead of the third Ashes Test starting on Thursday, Stokes said: “Jonny is fine. We have seen in the past that after any sort of criticism of himself he has always managed to do something. If he uses what happened last week as some kind of inspiration to get the best out of himself, who knows? I said before training that whatever you need to do as individuals, do it. I don’t think we can galvanise as a group any more than we have. There has been a lot of noise about the incident at Lord’s but the best thing everyone can do is move on.”

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However, after scoring a run-a-ball 78 in the first innings at Edgbaston, Jonny Bairstow has had scores of 20, 16, and 10 in the next three innings. Hence, the veteran will be keen to get a big score at his home ground as well. With Bairstow set to bat at No.5 from No.7, Stokes added that the Bairstow has done wonders in that spot previously as well.

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“That’s where he performed his miracles last summer. Jonny is someone who wants to get in the game and we feel he offers his best things to the team when he is in the game. He is a superstar and the quicker we can get him into the game the better for him as an individual and the better we are as a team,” he concluded.