Dawson is a straight swap for Moeen and Finn offers England the opportunity to rest Liam Plunkett. Willey could come into the side for Mark Wood, the hero of Saturday’s two-run win against South Africa but another whose workload has to be managed.

Stokes’s injury is baffling England. The all-rounder says he feels pain only in his delivery stride while bowling which is why he has sent down just five overs in two matches against South Africa.

“I have had it on and off for about two or three years now,” said Stokes. “It’s all about managing it. It is an injury that comes and goes. On some days I don’t know whether it is going to be good or not. We only really find out how it is when I start bowling.

“Batting and running around the field and everything like that is fine. We are managing it as well as we can with the physios, doctors and myself. It is an injury I have had before and something that sometimes will just go away. I will just have to monitor it over the next few days.”