Ben Stokes: England vice-captain ready on results of knee scan

Ben Stokes batting against West Indies

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Ben Stokes scored 194 runs across the three-Test series against West Indies, including 120 from just 128 balls in the second Test in Barbados

England vice-captain Ben Stokes says he cannot make any plans for the summer until he has undergone a scan to assess the extent of a knee problem.

The Durham all-rounder struggled with the issue during England’s recent series defeat against West Indies.

The County Championship starts on Thursday, while England’s first Test of the summer against New Zealand is scheduled for the start of June.

“At the moment, no training until I get these scans,” said Stokes.

Speaking on the Round the Wicket podcast, Stokes added: “Then we find out what is going on, then hopefully can make a plan from there on.”

England endured a difficult winter that included a 4-0 Ashes humbling by Australia, before a 1-0 defeat by West Indies made it four series defeats in a row and extended their winless run to nine Tests.

Stokes insisted there were some positives to take from…

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