Ben Stokes plans to sort out knee problem during England’s Test break | Ashes 2023

Ben Stokes plans to discover a answer to his left knee damage after the Ashes sequence concludes on the Oval as he goals to return to bowling duties and with an eye fixed on England’s journey to Australia in 2025-26, when his aspect will try to win the urn abroad for the primary time since 2010.

Following the conclusion of this sequence – with the fifth Ashes Test beginning immediately – England won’t play one other Test till 25 January 2024. The begin of a five-game sequence in India will give Stokes a window of just about six months during which to – first issues first – take a vacation, after which deal with his health. “It’s something I want to get sorted,” he mentioned.

“The time in which I’ve seen specialists and stuff like that there has been cricket around, so as it’s been manageable we’ve just cracked on. But I think this is a good time to have some serious conversations with medics around what I could potentially do [so] I can bowl without having to worry about my knee. Those are conversations we will be able to have in that time off.”

Stokes bowled 14 overs at Edgbaston within the first Ashes Test and 15 at Lord’s within the second, by the tip of which he mentioned he felt “pretty broken”. England remodelled their aspect after that recreation to embrace an additional seamer, permitting Stokes to keep away from bowling altogether, and proceeded to win at Headingley and dominate a rain-abridged match at Old Trafford. They have named an unchanged aspect for the sequence finale on the Oval, however Stokes has no intention of surrendering his all-rounder standing for good.

“It’s something I’ve done since I was a kid,” he mentioned. “Wanting to be involved with the game is something that’s got the best out of myself. It’s been frustrating in the last couple of years not being able to have the same impact and play the same role that I have done for the last 10 years. So it’s something that I want to be able to do, and hopefully can get sorted – but I keep forgetting that I’m ageing every day.”

Australia take a 2-1 lead into this recreation, which means England should win to draw the sequence and forestall the vacationers profitable the Ashes on English soil for the primary time since 2001. But regardless of the ultimate end result Stokes has seen sufficient from his crew to consider there’s a likelihood of ending their very own horrible away document when the groups subsequent meet.

Andrew Strauss captained England to a 3-1 win in Australia in 2010-11 however in 5 different visits this century they’ve received one recreation and misplaced 22, with two attracts. “How this series has gone and how close we were, it does make you think when we go to Australia we do have a better chance than the last few times we’ve been there,” Stokes mentioned. “It would be nice to go out there in 2025 and have a good chance of winning.”

For the essential ultimate recreation Stokes has saved religion with Jimmy Anderson, who turns 41 on Sunday, regardless of his poor returns within the sequence to date – in three video games he has taken 4 wickets at a median of 76.75 and a strike charge of 171, when no different English seamer has a median above 30.2 or strike charge above 61.6.

“He’s not been bowling badly, he’s just not got the rewards he’s deserved,” Stokes said. “We know what Jimmy does. He ties an end up, even though that’s not his main priority, just because he’s so relentless with his line and lengths, and I just feel he’s been unlucky. He’s still bowled like Jimmy Anderson, he’s just not had the rewards we normally see him get.”

Meanwhile Stuart Broad is the leading wicket-taker in the series and will become the only specialist bowler to play all five games for England, thereby continuing a remarkable run – the last home Ashes Test the 37-year-old did not play was the decider at the Oval in 2005.

“He’s put in some incredible performances, and also been very good at coming on with the ball and changing the game,” Stokes said. “It was always going to be hard for one bowler to play every game but he’s been incredible.”