LONDON (AP) — Joe Root’s 500-plus runs for England lifted him to second on the all-time test runs list behind only Sachin Tendulkar. Fast bowler Jofra Archer returned after four years with venom and was keen to be available for the year-ending Ashes.

Captain Ben Stokes was England’s most effective bowler, but he was exhausted and suffered a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the Oval Test. He looked forward to being well-rested for the first Ashes test against Australia starting on November 21 in Perth.

Stokes praised his Oval seam attack — depleted of himself, Archer, and Woakes — for running India so close.

“When one of your bowlers goes down so early in the game, the role of the other seamers changes,” Stokes told the BBC. “Even in the second innings, the heart and desire they showed were amazing. There were many what-ifs in the last five days, which made the game great, but all (coach) Brendon (McCullum) and I asked was to give it everything. (Josh) Tongue, Atkinson, and (Jamie) Overton showed it.

“The way in which we’ve been able to perform throughout the series, I’m looking forward to getting to Australia and doing what we want to go out there and do.”