When Ben Stokes announced that he was having surgery again on his torn hamstring and would not play cricket for “at least three months” – and this is putting the most optimistic slant on it for public consumption – the nightmare occurred that he would keep on tearing his left hamstring and never play as an all-rounder for England again.

Stokes was left out of the Champions Trophy squad after another problem with his left hamstring coming in the series against New Zealand and will undergo surgery in January.

Ben Stokes has been ruled out of action for at least three months, with the England Test captain set to undergo surgery on a hamstring tear.

England Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out from all cricket for at least three months due to a torn left hamstring. The injury occurred during the

Ben Stokes is set for a spell on the sidelines after injuring himself during the third Test in the recent 2-1 series victory in New Zealand, with England to be without their captain

Ben Stokes, England's Test captain, has been ruled out of all cricket for three months after suffering a recurrence of his torn left hamstring during the third Test against New Zealand last month. Stokes,

England Test captain Ben Stokes faces at least three months out after tearing his left hamstring during the tour of New Zealand, team management announced on Monday.