Test captain Ben Stokes indicated Tuesday he would be ready to make an England limited-overs comeback. Stokes ended his one-day international retirement to play in England's woeful defence of their 50-over World Cup title in India last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But following knee surgery, he opted out of England's lacklustre bid to retain the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States earlier this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite further injury trouble this season, Stokes said he was open to resuming a limited-overs career that has seen him play match-winning innings in the finals of the 2019 50-over and 2022 T20 World Cups.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"This white-ball team has gone in a new direction," Stokes told Sky Sports in an interview during the third one-day international between England and Australia at his Durham home ground on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We've seen some unbelievable talent come through, just to point out one: Jacob Bethell, who I think is going to be a superstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I've played a lot of white-ball cricket for England, I'm very happy and content with what I've achieved in that form of the game."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stokes, who has played in 114 ODIs and 43 T20s, has worked well alongside Test coach Brendon McCullum, with the former New Zealand captain set to take charge of England's limited-overs teams in the new year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"If I am part of the white-ball teams' plans going forward in any way, shape or form then great," said Stokes. "If I get the call, saying 'do you want to come and play?' It's definitely going to be a 'yes'."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nevertheless, the 33-year-old added: "But I'm not going to be too disappointed if I don't because it means someone's come in and doing really well. I can just sit back and watch everyone else go out and smack it."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stokes missed England's recent 2-1 Test series win over Sri Lanka, with Ollie Pope deputising as captain, after suffering a hamstring tear when playing for Northern Superchargers on August 11.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stokes is due to undergo a scan on Wednesday to assess his recovery ahead of England travelling to Pakistan next week for a three-match Test tour that starts in Multan on October 7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While saying he feels "really, really good", Stokes was more guarded when asked whether he would be able to bowl and be a fully-fledged all-rounder for the first Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I think that's you getting ahead of yourself," he replied.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Obviously I've been six-and-a-half weeks now of just walking and doing stuff in the gym. But rehab has gone really well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n