London, Feb 5, 2026 (AFP) - England captain Stokes suffers facial injury after being hit by ball

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2026-02-05

England Test captain Ben Stokes has suffered a severe facial injury after being struck by a cricket ball. The 34-year-old all-rounder posted a picture on Instagram showing his right eye heavily swollen and bruised, a graze on his cheek and lip, and a bandage stuffed in his nose. "You should see the state of the cricket ball," read Stokes' caption of the picture, alongside a laughing face emoji. Stokes is back in England following a woeful Ashes......

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