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Stokes Is Making Sure He Gets As Fit As What He Possibly Can, Says McCullum
With England: With England likely to name their squad for the Ashes towards the end of this month, head coach Brendon McCullum said skipper Ben Stokes has been ensuring he gets as ‘making sure he gets as fit as what he possibly can’ for the all-important five-match series.
Stokes has been recovering from a right shoulder injury sustained after the fourth Test against India in Manchester and has been out since then. With England to start the Ashes in Perth on November 21, Stokes is unlikely to play any competitive cricket before then.
"Stokesy will be training his arse off as he always does, and making sure he gets as fit as what he possibly can… The last series we saw from Stokesy is probably the best series he's had as captain, so that's a good sign. We know that for us to be competitive down in Australia, a fit, firing and motivated Ben Stokes is going to give us every chance," said McCullum to reporters on Monday, at the conclusion of England’s 2-1 ODI series loss to South Africa.
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