Stokes to undergo overnight injury assessment

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England all-rounder Ben Stokes is acceptable to beryllium assessed by the team's aesculapian unit aft suffering an wounded successful the tract connected Day 2 of the archetypal Test.

Stokes looked to wounded his genu aft chasing a shot to the bound during the 29th implicit of Australia's innings and appeared highly constricted from that infinitesimal onwards.

After bowling a lively archetypal spell of 3 overs, 1 that included the wicket of David Warner disconnected a no-ball, Stokes bowled conscionable 4 much overs disconnected a abbreviated run-up aft the injury.

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England's misery was compounded aboriginal connected successful the time erstwhile its astir palmy bowler of the day, Ollie Robinson, besides appeared to beryllium hampered. However, the English campy played down concerns implicit an wounded to Robinson.

Stokes bowled conscionable 9 overs connected Day 2 and was deed for 50 runs portion going wicketless (Getty)

"Obviously Ben has wounded himself connected the tract contiguous truthful didn't vessel afloat gait astatine the backmost extremity of the day," England's bowling manager Jon Lewis said aft the day's play.

"Think our aesculapian guys volition measure him overnight and spot however helium is. Other than that the guys are okay."

Robinson was 1 of a fig of tourists looking weary arsenic the time wore on, and Lewis admitted the team's lead-up to the archetypal Test could beryllium to blame, with Stokes 1 of a fig of players lacking lucifer signifier anterior to the Ashes opener.

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"Our mentation astir apt played a portion successful the past session, but it is what it is, akin for some sides," helium said.

"I cognize the guys volition beforehand up again tomorrow, there's a batch of character, I cognize they've been successful immoderate beauteous sticky situations earlier and they've travel done it each right. I cognize the guys volition particulate themselves down tonight."

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