England coach Trevor Bayliss yesterday welcomed Ben Stokes back in the national team's fold after he was cleared of affray charges but said the troubled all-rounder is not assured of an automatic selection for the third Test against India.

Stokes was acquitted of affray at a trial in Bristol on Tuesday. Due to the trial, he had missed the second Test. "It was a collective decision [to bring him back into the side so quickly]. It was basically thought that for his own wellbeing," Bayliss said.