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England’s Ben Stokes ‘raring to go’ for second Test after injury concerns

  • All-rounder scored 80 and bowled 19.3 overs in first Test
  • England captain confident of being fit for Wellington

Ben Stokes moved to play down concerns over his fitness and declared himself “raring to go” for the second Test at Wellington after the England captain ended his efforts with the ball mid-over during the eight-wicket win at Hagley Oval.

At the end of a year that has already seen Stokes miss four Tests with a hamstring injury, there were fears the all-rounder had done himself another mischief when pulling up lame three balls into the fifth over of his spell on the fourth morning.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian

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