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England captain Stokes suffers facial injury after being hit by ball
Ben Stokes posted images showing a swollen eye and bruises after being struck by a ball while standing at nets during training, delaying his cricket return.
- On Thursday, England Test captain Ben Stokes revealed a significant facial injury after being struck by a cricket ball during practice at his home in Durham, sharing the damage on Instagram with self-deprecating humour about the ball.
- Reports say he was not batting when Stokes stood at the side of a nets session and a ball struck his blind side on the right face.
- Photographs on Instagram show Ben Stokes with a heavily swollen right eye, a graze on his cheek and lip, and a bandage in his nose after being hit flush on the face.
- He could next play for Durham in the early County Championship rounds before the England Test season against New Zealand on June 4, but he is recovering from an Ashes injury and will miss the T20 World Cup this weekend.
- Longer term, the injury intersects with his contract through 2027 and injury record as Ben Stokes remains committed to Test captaincy amid ECB review after the 4-1 Ashes defeat.
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