Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the rest of the Test summer after tearing his left hamstring while playing in The Hundred.
It means the England Test captain will miss the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka which gets under way at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday August 21 - live on Sky Sports. Stokes had to be helped from the field after pulling up while running between the wickets during Northern Superchargers' win over Manchester Originals on Sunday, before a scan on Tuesday revealed the full extent of the injury.
Stokes had only recently returned to full bowling duties after surgery on a chronic left knee issue late last year, getting through 49 overs and taking five wickets in July's 3-0 sweep of West Indies. England will also be without opener Zak Crawley for the Sri Lanka series after he fractured the little finger on his right hand fielding at slip in the final Test against West Indies at Edgbaston.
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