Ben Stokes Interview

Please find below a link to download a video interview with Durham and England all-rounder Ben Stokes.

Stokes is set to become the 81^st England men’s Test captain on Wednesday after it was confirmed last week that he will replace Yorkshire’s Joe Root as captain. Root, who has returned to Sheffield to be at the birth of his second child, left the secure bubble in Southampton last week. He will self-isolate for seven days before joining up with the squad ahead of the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford starting on 16 July and will resume the captaincy duties.

You will find the following files:

• Video and audio files of Ben Stokes’s interview
• Footage from today’s training session at the Ageas Bowl
• Footage of Stokes wearing his England blazer

DOWNLOAD HERE

Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.

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Editorial Notes:

England Men’s Test Squad

Ben Stokes (Durham) Captain, James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Dominic Bess (Somerset), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey) Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Joe Denly (Kent), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Dom Sibley (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

Test Reserves

James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Olly Stone (Warwickshire)

#raisethebat Three-match Test Series:

1^st Test: England v West Indies, July 8-12, Ageas Bowl, Southampton

2^nd Test: England v West Indies, July 16-20, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

3^rd Test: England v West Indies, July 24-28, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester