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Stokes out of attack with knee injury

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Ben Stokes had some discomfort with his knee on the second afternoon © Getty Images

Ben Stokes will not bowl on the third day of the Leeds Test after suffering a knee injury.

Stokes briefly left the field for treatment on day two after jarring his left knee while bowling. He later returned and bowled a few more overs which, in retrospect, may have been a mistake.

He took to the field at the start of day three but, after a few overs, reported discomfort and returned to the dressing-room for treatment. An England spokesman confirmed that Stokes would not bowl on Saturday and suggested he was unlikely to return to the field.

With the second Investec Test starting in Durham on Friday, Stokes has to be considered an injury doubt. The England selectors will meet at the end of the first Test to decide a squad with Chris Woakes one of those who might be considered a potential replacement. While he is not Stokes – England have been looking for such a player since the retirement of Ian Botham – he is averaging 61 with the bat and 26.64 with the ball in this year’s county championship.

Another option would be for Bairstow, who made a century in England’s first innings in Leeds, and Moeen Ali to move up a position in the batting order and select Jake Ball as a fourth seamer.

George Dobell is a senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo

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