After International Exile Ben Stokes Bowls at Durham Cricket Club; Applies Red Bull Stickers on Bats
Nov 18, 2017 at 1:48 PM
Following the Ashes snub, England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who is awaiting the police verdict on Friday, shared a video of his bowling in the nets on the micro-blogging site Instagram.
The series of videos revealed Stokes is all set to spring a surprise after facing the tough time in his personal life.
Interestingly, the 26-year-old Durham-born star Stokes used the feature of the Instagram story — to upload the collection of the photos and videos.
Following the Bristol street-brawl in the last week of September this year when he left the 27-year-old Ryan Hale with facial injuries as Avon and Somerset police.
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Terming it as the ‘grafting’ Stokes has been at the forefront – to keep his body intact in the nets back home after the exile from gentleman’s game since Bristol win over Windies.
It is pertinent to mention that police investigation is in its final phase as the verdict will further decide the fate of Stokes for the Ashes berth which will be beginning from November 23 in Brisbane.
Moreover, Stokes, who has been the deputy of Joe Root, was seen giving his best with the red cherry.
The prominent face of the three Lions bowled with a shorter-run before sending down two deliveries to express the satisfaction.
So much so, on the storyline, Stokes pasted the stickers on eight bats which further saw him posting the label of ‘lit’ for the red bull which is an energy drink company and subsequently sponsoring his kit.
However, the late-night incident was released in a shocking video by the tabloid ‘The Sun’ which saw Stokes threw down punches at the two men as his teammate Alex Hales was seen pleading ‘Stoksy’ to stop the fracas.
Returning to the training, Stokes cherished the session, as the big question still remains unanswered when it comes to his Ashes place in the series Down Under.
As of now, Stokes might be enjoying his time at home, but his national side has found it already difficult in warm-up fixtures after landing in Perth on October 29 under the leadership of Root.
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On October 14, Stokes got married to his fiancée Clare Ratcliffe after both were engaged in 2013 which further saw them nursing their two children.
Stokes who’s eagerly awaiting the verdict so far played 39 Tests for England since donning the white jersey in 2013 against Australia at Adelaide against Ashes rivals Australia.
The Christchurch-born Stokes was replaced by lanky fast bowler Steven Finn, who further got injured during the net session in Perth which further saw young fast bowler, Tom Bowler replacing the paceman.
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The left-handed batsman scored at the average of 35.72 which further saw him picking 95 wickets at an average of 33.93.