England skipper Ben Stokes is confident that he will be able to bowl in the first Ashes test against Australia at Edgbaston that begins on Friday on the back of his recent performances in training.Stokes has struggled with knee issues for some time, restricting his seam bowling in test matches.The
England skipper Ben Stokes is confident that he will be able to bowl in the first Ashes test against Australia at Edgbaston that begins on Friday on the back of his recent performances in training.The 32-year-old all-rounder, who has picked up 194 test wickets, has bowled only 17 overs in his last four tests, while he bowled just one over for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL."The last three days have been really good for my confidence.
Leach will be replaced by spin all-rounder Moeen Ali, who played the last of his 64 tests nearly two years ago.
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