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.
Initially expected to miss six to seven weeks, Stokes eased concerns over his Ashes availability by resuming net sessions with county side Durham.
India’s Test captain Shubman Gill and his English counterpart Ben Stokes were among the three cricketers along with South African all-rounder Wiaan Mulder, nominated for the ICC men’s Player of the Month for July.
After ruling himself out of the fifth and final Test against India due to a shoulder injury, England skipper Ben Stokes expressed confidence in his team’s ability to finish the job, stating that the injury was “too big a risk” to aggravate.
Pant’s bravery earned widespread admiration, with India using Dhruv Jurel as a substitute wicketkeeper for the remainder of the game.
England have added all-rounder Jamie Overton to the squad for the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, starting on Thursday at The Oval.
