Two wkts for Durham’s Stokes is good news for England!

19 May,2024 07:42 AM IST |  London  |  AFP

Stokes, aiming to operate as a genuine all-rounder with England once again this season following knee surgery, dismissed Josh Bohannon, captain of the second-string England Lions and New Zealand’s Tom Bruce during his return to Championship action in a First Division match against Lancashire at Blackpool.

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England Test captain Ben Stokes marked his first County Championship appearance for Durham in two years with two wickets on Friday.

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Stokes, aiming to operate as a genuine all-rounder with England once again this season following knee surgery, dismissed Josh Bohannon, captain of the second-string England Lions and New Zealand's Tom Bruce during his return to Championship action in a First Division match against Lancashire at Blackpool.

Stokes ended the opening day with figures of 2-70 from 17 overs. But it was his former Durham teammate Keaton Jennings who took centre stage at Blackpool, the ex-England opener scoring 115 in a Lancashire total of 350-9. Stokes, 32, has ruled himself out of England's T20 World Cup title defence in the USA and the Caribbean next month in order to make sure he can be selected as a fully-fledged all-rounder in Test cricket.

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