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Stokes targets May return after facial injury setback

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.

Stokes backs McCullum partnership after Ashes setback

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.

Bazball way

Importantly, though, it was only England's third defeat of the Bazball regime, which meant that you couldn’t really dip your pain in acid and write disdainfully of Brendon McCullum, the coach who preaches hyper-aggressive Test cricket or Ben Stokes, the captain who made himself conspicuous with his rash first-day declaration.