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    Ben Stokes is preparing to captain the England cricket team for the first time

    Ben Stokes is preparing to captain the England cricket team for the first time


    Incumbent Joe Root could be absent for the first test against the West Indies, as he and his wife prepare for the birth of their second child.

    British covid-19 protocols dictate that Root would have to self-isolate for a week after leaving hospital, meaning his chances of walking out at Southampton on July 8 are remote.

    Stokes' previous highest leadership calling was for the Durham academy in 2008.

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     Other Cricket News
     12 Jul: Black Caps batsman Henry Nicholls is excited to play cricket at home this summer - regardless of whether it's while wearing the Silver Fern or not
     12 Jul: England's ended day four with a 170-run lead over West Indies in the second innings of the first cricket test in Southampton
     11 Jul: Black Caps spinner Ish Sodhi wants to help lead the change with racism, but he knows it's going to take a long time
     10 Jul: Sophie Devine's looking at how to evolve as a leader as she takes on the White Ferns' captaincy
     09 Jul: England and West Indies players have taken a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before play in the first test at Southampton, as international cricket returned after a four-month absence
     08 Jul: A spot of advice from Joe Root to the man replacing him temporarily
     08 Jul: England's stand-in captain Ben Stokes has declared his side ready to return to the cricket field, even amidst a number of Covid-19 restrictions
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