England have received a welcome boost with 'spiritual leader' Stokes declaring himself fit for Saturday's must-win game
England have received a welcome boost with ‘spiritual leader’ Stokes declaring himself fit for Saturday’s must-win gameStokes, dubbed the team’s “spiritual leader” by coach Matthew Mott earlier this week, is ready to take the field again after recovering from what he initially feared was a tournament-ending hip injury shortly after arriving in India.
Stokes missed England’s first three games of the tournament after ripping the fascia – a thin casing of connective tissue – off a muscle near his left hip in the gym five days before the opening game against New Zealand. Stokes came through a full training session at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium unscathed on Thursday evening, moving freely as he took a full part in fielding drills and then looking at his big-hitting best when he batted in the nets for around 25 minutes.
“Everyone who walks on to that field for England is a match-winner in their own right. If two or three of us have a day out we know we’ll be a hard team to beat. I don’t think anyone in team sport coming back in automatically means you’re going to win a game.
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