England captain Ben Stokes says he “ain’t holding again” together with his bowling, regardless of struggling a second hamstring harm within the house of 5 months.
Stokes, 33, limped off the sector on the third day of the 423-run defeat by New Zealand within the third Take a look at in Hamilton. He can have a scan on Wednesday.
The 23 overs Stokes bowled on the primary day is essentially the most he has despatched down in a single day. The 36.2 overs within the match is his most for greater than two years and 66.1 within the sequence is Stokes’ most as captain.
“I am clearly very disenchanted, however each setback I come again stronger,” Stokes instructed BBC Sport.
“There isn’t any doubt I will be going away from right here, working [hard] as I all the time do and getting myself again to the place I used to be on this recreation.”
Stokes’ bowling was hampered all through 2023 by a long-term left knee downside, upon which he had surgical procedure a yr in the past.
He then suffered the primary hamstring downside taking part in in The Hundred in August, inflicting the Durham man to overlook three Checks towards Sri Lanka and one in Pakistan.
Stokes admitted the trouble to get match for the ultimate two Checks in Pakistan took a psychological toll, however he regarded again to his greatest in New Zealand, the nation of his delivery.
In Hamilton, he was bowling his third over of the third day, then pulled up in his follow-through. He was emotional as he left the sector and performed no additional half within the match. It was initially thought he would have a scan earlier than the fourth day, just for it to be delayed till after the Take a look at.
