Ben Stokes to miss rest of Pakistan Test series

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes will miss the remaining matches in the ongoing Test series against Pakistan. The England Cricket Board announced that Stokes will miss the matches for family reasons.

“Stokes will leave the UK later this week and travel to New Zealand. He will miss England’s two Test matches against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl starting on Thursday 13 August and Friday 21 August,” said the statement from the board.

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— ICC (@ICC) August 9, 2020

“The England and Wales Cricket Board, along with the Stokes family, requests that all media respects the family’s privacy at this time,” it added.

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