The latest update England National Cricket Team has come on the fitness of Test Captain Ben Stokes, who suffered a major injury on 1 of the Lord’s Test.
The third test of the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy began at Lord’s on Thursday, 10 July at Lord’s in London, between England-led England and Shubman Gill-led India.
Ben Stokes left England sweating after fear of injury
The three Lions won the toss and were elected to bat first in the Lord’s Test. India applied brakes on Buzzball, despite batting throughout the day, the hosts could score 251 runs on the board at the loss of only four wickets, and scored at a run -rate of 3.02.
cricketballgame.com
In stumps, batting Great Joe Route was unbeaten with 191 balls at 99*, unbeaten with 9 fours, and skipper Ben Stokes 39* was 39* with 39 balls off 102 balls.
During his stay in the middle, Stokes raised a waist injury, which left the England team management concerned. While he was batting at 32, he took one step forward before exiting Nitish Kumar Reddy and immediately won in pain, holding his right back.
Physio came to run on the ground to give some treatment to the English skipper, and later fit enough to continue batting. However, he was still in the inconvenience, hobbing because he left for a run and was trying to loose between delivery.
Ben Stokes starts bowling again
After the end of playing at day 1, Oli Pope was asked about an update on Stokes, and he said that the skipper looked very sore and expected the problem of improvement overnight.
Meanwhile, ahead of the play on day 2, the BBC reported that the captain of the England National Cricket Team has resumed bowling without any hassle, which is a good sign for the hosts.
“England captain @Benstocus 38 is bowling @homeofcrickt this morning without any clear issue without any clear issue.”
Also Read: Yash Dayal Sexual Harassment Case- RCB Pacer 1 Step Forward
England captain @benstokes38 Bowling this morning @Homeofcrick Without any clear issue.
Was seen struggling to bat last night. #BBCCCCTET #ENGVIND pic.twitter.com/kyec6lqusg
– Test Match Special (@BBBCTMS) July 11, 2025
Hopefully, he draws better but it’s worrying – Stuart Broad
Speaking on Sky Sports about Ben Stokes’ injury, Pace-Bauling Legend Stuart Broad said it is a major problem for England. He said:
“I don’t know what it’s – but it’s a big problem. He has a big pain threshold, so to lame her, and even thinking about calling for the physio, it’s a big problem. England must be working tirelessly.
Broad also said that the hosts won the first day of the Lord’s Test as they lost only four wickets and had a good score on the board. He said:
“With a swing on the offer with that second new ball, if India made some successes, it was their day. If I was opening bowling in India’s changing room, I would love three or four overs with that ball to see what could happen. I think England will be happy to lose only four wickets and finally, I think it is probably the day of England.”
