LAWRENCE BOOTH: Stokes sat out England's victory over Bangladesh in Guwahati on Monday, and it emerged on Wednesdays that he has been working on what Buttler called a 'niggle'.
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Ben Stokes has emerged as an injury doubt for England's World Cup curtain-raiser against New Zealand on Thursday.
The word 'dynasty', with its Ancient Greek origins and more recent American associations, is rarely associated with cricket. But as England prepare to start their World Cup defence tomorrow, looking to claim the second successive 50-over title, we can be thankful for the shorthand to describe a period of powerful, dominant rule.
Stokes set to sit out New Zealand opener with ‘slight niggle’32-year-old came out of retirement to help England defend titleEngland’s four years, two months and 21 days as defending ODI World Cup champions effectively ends on Thursday when they walk out for the first game of a new tournament as one of 10 teams with identical dreams and theoretically …
Bukayo Saka's run of 87 consecutive Premier League starts for Arsenal could end on Sunday, with a leg injury picked up in the Gunners' 2-1 Champions League defeat at Lens making him a doubt for his side's huge Premier League showdown with league leaders Manchester City - live on Sky Sports.
Ben Stokes is a doubt for England’s World Cup opener against New Zealand tomorrow because of a minor hip problem.
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Stokes has not played since smashing 182 against the Black Caps on September 13
The South Africa-born prop is enjoying the time of his life in France as Gregor Townsend’s first-choice loosehead.
Lens would go on to win 2-1 courtesy of a second-half strike from Elye Wahi.
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Elliot Anderson has "a big decision to make" about his international future, says Steve Clarke as he and Kieran Tierney are omitted from the squad to face Spain.
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Six English stadia are on the final list while there is one in each of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Teams will have to look at how they can slow the All Blacks’ ruck down and put pressure on the 9 and 10 axisAs difficult as it might be to score 96 points and still fly under the radar, New Zealand are doing just that at the World Cup. It strikes me that while France, South Africa and Ireland are all talked about as potential winners, the All Blacks are …
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Teenage West Ham United striker Callum Marshall and on-loan Norwich City left-back Jamal Lewis return to the Northern Ireland squad for their Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Arsenal are facing an anxious wait to discover the extent of an injury suffered by Bukayo Saka in last night's 2-1 Champions League defeat by Lens, with Sunday's six-pointer against Manchester City looming.