England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka due to a thigh injury.
England have won all four Tests since the new head coach took over last month.
Stokes, who sustained a hamstring tear in English domestic tournament The Hundred last month, is continuing his recovery along with Zak Crawley who fractured his right little finger at Edgbaston in July.
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England Test head coach Brendon McCullum will also take charge of their white-ball teams from January next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday.
Ben Stokes is notably absent from the list of 1,574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction, scheduled for November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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England's aggressive approach will help when they face spin-friendly conditions in Pakistan during their Test series in October, the country's former bowler Stuart Broad has said.
Joe Root has stepped down as England's Test captain, the country's cricket board said on Friday, succumbing to pressure from influential figures within the game following a run of poor results capped by dispiriting tours of Australia and the Caribbean.
England Test captain Ben Stokes was helped off the field after suffering an injury while playing in The Hundred on Sunday.
Broad, England's second-highest wicket-taker in tests behind James Anderson, said he was focused on returning to the England
The Indian team will have a five-day training camp in Chennai ahead of the Test series.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that the Three Lions should restore the position of their experienced stars in their ODI setup ahead of next year's ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
England captain Ben Stokes will play in The Hundred this year after the conclusion of England's test series with West Indies.
'He's obviously got a young family now. In two-three years' time, everything changes, and he just wants to spend quiet time; I completely get that.'
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Mitchell Starc and Steven Smith believe that Virat Kohli is an Australian in the way he thinks, acts, and has the desire to perform in big games.
The 20-year-old, playing for Worcestershire, was hit for five straight sixes by England teammate Dan Lawrence, playing for Surrey.
Harry Brook became only the sixth England batter to hit a triple century in Tests as the visitors piled on the runs on Day 4 of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan on Thursday.
India's young opener Shubman Gill returned home on Wednesday after being ruled out of the upcoming five-match Test series against England because of injury.
The 33-year-old said his rehabilitation was going well and that he would undergo a scan on Wednesday.
Ted Dexter scored 4,502 runs at an average of 47.89 during his Test career and took 66 wickets at an average of 34.93.
Cheteshwar Pujara said his stint for Surrey will hold him in good stead when India takes on England in the one-off Test in July.
Woakes returned to the test squad for the first time since July 2023 in what will be England pace great James Anderson's farewell series.
England indicated that they're in a position to field a playing XI in Rawalpindi against Pakistan in the opening Test.
Joe Root was named as England's Test captain on Monday, replacing Alastair Cook who resigned last week after four and a half years in charge.
India play 2 Tests versus Bangladesh, followed by three against New Zealand before the big-ticket five Test Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia Down Under.
'I don't want to say anything about it. I just need to try and do whatever I can do on the ground that says the best I can do'
Sachin Tendulkar received a standing ovation from the capacity crowd at Centre Court
Joe Root needs only 10 runs more to surpass Tendulkar to become the highest run scorer in India-England Tests -- while Tendulkar scored 2,535 runs against England, Root has 2,526 runs against his name.
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England's Test captain Stokes last played a T20 international for England in the World Cup final in November 2022.
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Rishabh Pant last played a Test match in December 2022 before a serious car crash saw him sidelined for nearly two years.
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India's premier batter Virat Kohli arrived in New York on Friday for the T20 World Cup, five days after his other team members but it is still not clear if he would be playing the warm-up game against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Legendary James Anderson is set for his final appearance in Test cricket as the upcoming home season for England will be the last for cricket's most successful fast bowler, a report in UK media said.
Ben Stokes has had knee surgery, the England Test captain revealed on X on Wednesday evening.
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