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Ben Stokes `100 percent to bowl` on return to cricket

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Mid-Day
Sports
By Sujay Shivalkar
Published May 07, 2026

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes is expected to bat and bowl for county side Durham as he returns to action

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Ben Stokes

The England captain is set to face Worcestershire in a second division County Championship match starting on Friday

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Ben Stokes

The all-rounder suffered a freak injury when he was hit in the face by a ball during a net session while coaching academy players

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Stokes, 34, who suffered a groin strain during England`s recent 4-1 Ashes humbling in Australia, had to undergo reconstructive surgery

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Durham coach Ryan Campbell said Stokes could open the bowling at New Road in the absence of West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach

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