Ben Stokes left followers shocked and anxious as he shared a grotesque photograph on social media.
Stokes is presently within the UK recovering from a groin harm he suffered in the course of the fifth Take a look at of the Ashes sequence.
The England captain has been comparatively quiet on social media since his return from Australia, however on Thursday afternoon he offered followers with a shock.
Taking to his Instagram story, he shared a grizzly photograph with the caption added: ‘You must see the state of the cricket ball,’ accompanied by a laughing emoji.
Within the snap, Stokes’ face appeared battered and bruised, with a tissue popping out of his proper nostril, whereas he had a black eye on his proper eye – and cuts on the correct facet of his cheek and under his lip.
Stokes posed with a ‘name me hand’ emoji as he pulled a stern face.
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Ben Stokes left followers shocked and anxious as he shared a grotesque photograph on social media
Day by day Mail Sport understands Stokes wasn’t batting on the time of the incident, which occurred throughout coaching, however he was stood together with the nets.
Stokes’ subsequent taking part in task isn’t till the home season begins in April when he’s more likely to function in a few County Championship video games for Durham forward of England’s summer time Take a look at sequence’ towards New Zealand and Pakistan.
It was additionally introduced final week that Stokes, alongside former England all-rounder Moeen Ali, might be a part of the England Lions teaching employees for his or her sequence towards Pakistan Shaheens within the United Arab Emirates later this month.
Moeen and Stokes, who will proceed his harm rehabilitation within the UAE, will help head coach Andrew Flintoff for a three-match T20 sequence and 5 50-over matches towards Pakistan’s second string, with Stokes set to fly out subsequent week.
In the meantime, talking in the direction of the top of England’s disastrous 4-1 Ashes defeat, the all-rounder expressed his want to proceed as captain alongside coach Brendon McCullum.
‘We’ve not received right here since 2010-11, and since then issues have occurred as a result of folks assume we have to change issues, but it surely has probably not labored, has it?’, he mentioned.
‘There’s lots of people who sit above me. Ashes excursions previously have not gone nicely. However when you do what we did 4 years in the past, we’ll simply find yourself again in the identical scenario.
‘There isn’t any doubt in my thoughts that me and Brendon are the correct folks to hold on doing this for the close to future.’
Stokes is pictured on Ashes obligation final month – the place England misplaced the sequence 4-1 to Australia
Stokes continued: ‘I’ve totally loved the time I’ve labored with Brendon. I am unable to see there being another person who may take this staff from the place we are actually to even greater heights.
‘We have put a lot effort and time into getting this staff to the place it’s. And we all know we need to get much more out of the group and people. We’re each fairly eager on carrying on doing what we’re doing.
‘As captain and coach, now we have to place our heads collectively and go: “What’s it that we predict we have to do to go to the following degree?”
‘As a result of, being completely sincere, you have a look at how issues have gone over the past 12 months, and the outcomes and the consistency have not fairly been there from the primary two-and-a-half years we had been in cost.’
