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Ben Stokes is a doubt for England’s World Cup opener against New Zealand on Thursday because of a hip issue.
Captain Jos Buttler played down the new issue on Wednesday but England are unlikely to take a risk on Stokes at the start of a seven-week tournament.
England’s Test captain, 32, came out of retirement for the defence of their 50-over world title despite his long-running knee injury .
“It’s not the time to take big risks on someone,” said Buttler.
“Nearer the end, maybe you do take more of a risk with people’s injuries but it’s going to be a long tournament.”
If Stokes is not fit, batter Harry Brook, who was only called up as a late change for Jason Roy, is the obvious replacement.
England train at the…
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