England captain Joe Root is confident Chris Woakes will come back strongly after being replaced by Toby Roland-Jones for the third Test against the West Indies starting on Thursday at Lord's.
Root has pointed to Roland-Jones' home-ground knowledge for the decision, as England attempt to bounce back from a surprise five-wicket defeat in the second Test at Headingley.
"Home conditions, he (Roland-Jones) obviously knows the surfaces and is bowling very well at the moment," Root told Sky Sports.
"It's obviously very difficult to leave somebody like Chris out. He's been a consistent performer in Test cricket for England. But this is a team I think is going to win this week.
"There's plenty of cricket to be played throughout the rest of this summer and he's a fantastic performer across all formats. I fully expect him to come back strong."
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The West Indies are eyeing their first Test series victory in England since 1988.
