Stokes set for competitive return after recovering from injuries
England skipper Ben Stokes is set to return to competitive cricket during Durham’s County Championship match against Worcestershire.
England skipper Ben Stokes is set to return to competitive cricket during Durham’s County Championship match against Worcestershire.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes is targeting a return to competitive cricket next month after recovering from a facial injury sustained during a training session in February, an incident he admits could have been far more serious.
England skipper Ben Stokes has made it clear that his working relationship with head coach Brendon McCullum remains firmly intact, even if the way they operate together continues to evolve following England’s difficult The Ashes tour of Australia.
Ben Stokes has been out of cricketing action since leaving the field due to an adductor injury during the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia in Sydney last month.
England captain Ben Stokes labelled the Boxing Day Test win at the MCG a “pretty special feeling” after his side finally brought an end to a 15-year wait for a Test victory on Australian soil.
Ben Stokes, who played a patient 176-run knock in the first innings, opened the batting in the second innings and scored 78 runs off just 57 balls.
Ben Stokes showed his impeccable commitment as he chased a Blackwood punch down the ground off his own bowling just before tea.
For the Windies, Kraigg Brathwaite (75), Brooks and Roston Chase (51) cracked half centuries.
"He has made his mistakes and learnt from them. He looks a formidable cricketer."
There was no change in the overnight scoreboard of Day 2 as West Indies still trail England by 437 runs in the first innings.
