'He holds an end up without that being his main obligation with the ball. 'But I did say to him 'even if you're not taking wickets like you want to be doing, at the other end you see the pressure you're putting on the opposition'. 'When you're quality performer like Jimmy has been for the last 10 years, he is going to be disappointed that he's not contributed to the team like he normally does,' Stokes said.

Anderson, 41 later this month, took just three wickets at an expensive average of 75 in the first two Tests. 'There have been some pretty special moments out on the cricket ground, some special individual performances as well.' England have recalled record wicket-taker James Anderson on his Lancashire home ground, where he has an end named in his honour, as he replaces fellow seamer Ollie Robinson in the only change to their XI at Headingley. Everyone who's watched at the ground or at home on TV has just really enjoyed the cricket that's been played. 'Overall, take away Australia and England, the cricket that's been played has been absolutely brilliant. The current series had drawn comparisons with England's celebrated 2-1 victory over Australia in 2005 and all-rounder Stokes, asked if this could be the greatest series, replied: 'If we win this one then going into the last game at 2-2, it would be hard not to say this is the best men's Ashes series in a long time, if not the best. If the weather is what it's predicted to be, we might have to.' England are bidding to become only the second side in history to win an Ashes from 2-0 down following the Australia team of 1936/37 that, inspired by batting great Don Bradman, overturned such a deficit to triumph 3-2. Maybe again with the weather that's predicted, it might bring more out of us again knowing that we might have to push the game on even more than we normally do. 'Going into the last game 2-0 down, we knew we had to win that so I think that helped us a little bit. 'We know we have to win this game to take it to the last game for us to have a chance of getting the urn back.

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