Ben Stokes has played down concerns over his knee injury, saying that it’s an old niggle that he knows how to manage. Ben Stokes had pulled up and hobbled off the field during Australia’s first innings in the first Ashes 2021/22 Test, which England lost by nine wickets.
Ben Stokes said that he was clutching his knees in the first Test because of an old injury that “looks worse than what it is” and is something that he knows how to manage.
Ben Stokes Knows How To Manage The Old Knee Injury
Ben Stokes had a below-par outing in the first Test. He was dismissed for five and 14 runs and returned figures of 0/65 while bowling in Australia’s first innings.
“People will have seen me rubbing my knee from time to time when I was in the field, but rest assured I’m fine. It is an old injury that flares up every now and again, but I know how to manage it,” Stokes wrote in a column.“It just gets a little bit uncomfortable every now and again in and around my cartilage, but it just looks worse than it is by the way I try and get off it as soon as I can.”
Ben Stokes recently underwent a second surgery on his broken finger. He broke his hand while taking a catch for Rajasthan Royals in the first match in India in the Indian Premier League 2021, and a repeat X-ray and CT scan revealed that he has a fracture of his left index finger.
Ben Stokes Said That There Are No Excuses For Failure In The 1st Ashes Test
The first Test was Ben Stokes’s first competitive outing since July 2021 as he missed England’s home Test series against India and the T20 World Cup to take care of his mental health and recover from a finger injury. Back in July, Ben Stokes took an indefinite break from cricket to take care of his mental well-being. His last Test came against and in India in March 2021.
“Having a long break is going to show itself I guess, but there are no excuses from me,” Stokes further said.
“With the bat I actually felt good, until I got out in both innings. That’s all it takes. One ball and your day is ruined just like that,” he wrote.