Ashes Test Series: Ben Stokes says “Just looks worse than it is”

Ashes Test Series: Ben Stokes has asserted that he is confident in managing. Also, his knee injury in the remaining Ashes Tests. Stokes stated that the issue which troubled him in the first Ashes encounter in Brisbane. It was a flare-up of an older injury. Stokes appeared out of sorts in the Ashes opening after returning from a mental health leave. He scored five and 14 runs with the bat and did not take a wicket in his 12 overs of bowling, allowing 65 runs to be scored. He’s writing for The Mirror in his column. Stokes stated that he did not do anything in Brisbane. Furthermore, the injuries could not have become much worse.

Ashes Test Series: “Taking such a long break will show, but there are no excuses.” I didn’t do anything but take a catch and bowl a few no-balls, so the one saving grace is that I’m not likely to get any worse,” Ben Stokes said.

Ben Stokes

“People will have seen me rubbing my knee from time to time when I was in the field, but rest assured I’m fine. It’s an old injury that flares up every now and again, but I know how to manage it. It just gets a little bit uncomfortable … in and around my cartilage, but it just looks worse than it is by the way I try and get off it as soon as I can,” Stokes added.

Ashes Test Series: Lastly, Stokes has also received support from Joe Root. In addition, to do well in upcoming Ashes matches. The second Test of the Ashes will be played with pink balls. On Thursday, it will kick off at Adelaide Oval.

“Obviously, he had a bit of a jarring of his knee … so hopefully it’s just something he’s shaken off now and you can see him back at full intensity and it gives us all options on the table,” Ben Stokes said.

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