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\nThe England cricket team will continue to be without skipper Ben Stokes and right-arm seamer Brydon Carse for the upcoming Test series against India and the Ashes, as both players are still recovering from their respective injuries.
\nStokes has not played at any level since tearing his left hamstring in December.
\nThe experienced all-rounder is progressing well in his recovery ahead of a busy year that includes a one-off Test against Zimbabwe in May, five Tests against India starting in June, and an Ashes series in Australia at the end of the year.
\nDurham\u2019s head coach, Ryan Campbell, provided an update on Stokes\u2019 rehabilitation, stating that while the England veteran is recovering well from hamstring surgery, no risks will be taken regarding his potential return at the domestic level.
\nDurham has six County Championship matches before England\u2019s Test against Zimbabwe, which begins on May 22. However, Campbell does not expect Stokes to feature in any of the early fixtures.
\n\u201cMy expectation is that it\u2019ll be zero (early-season matches) \u2014 anything else is an added bonus. They\u2019re coming back from serious injuries. The facts are they need to get up and running by the time the Test matches start,\u201d Campbell said as quoted by ICC\u2019s official website.
\nCampbell also praised Stokes\u2019 dedication to his recovery.
\n\u201cHe\u2019s here nearly every single day working his butt off. The guy had hamstring surgery and was in the next day lifting weights, which I couldn\u2019t believe. He\u2019s such a hard-working bloke. He\u2019ll do whatever it takes to be up and running for England,\u201d he said.
\nMeanwhile, Brydon Carse has been struggling with a foot injury and was forced to withdraw from England\u2019s squad during the recent ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and Dubai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
London The England cricket team will continue to be without skipper Ben Stokes and right-arm seamer Brydon Carse for the upcoming Test series against India and the Ashes, as both players are still recovering from their respective injuries. Stokes has not played at any level since tearing his left hamstring in December. The experienced all-rounder […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-470447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n