Stokes illness overshadows England's bid for New Zealand clean sweep
England head into the third Test at Headingley on Thursday with doubts over the health of captain Ben Stokes as they chase a 3-0 series clean sweep against New Zealand.
Henry Nicholls Sport News
Unwell Ben Stokes misses England training ahead of third Test vs New Zealand
Stokes was absent while the rest of the squad trained ahead of Thursday's first day of the final Test in the three-match series. An England and Wales Cricket Board spokesperson indicated that Stokes had tested negative for Covid-19 on Tuesday morning. Stokes is being kept away from the group as a precautionary measure.
England fret over Ben Stokes's availability after all-rounder falls ill
England will adopt a wait-and-see approach on the availability of captain Ben Stokes as the all-rounder missed training on Tuesday after feeling unwell as his side started their preparations for the third Test at Headingley.
Unwell Stokes misses England training ahead of third Test
England captain Ben Stokes missed training after feeling unwell on Tuesday as his side started their preparations for the Headingley Test.
England captain Ben Stokes feeling unwell and forced to miss training ahead of Headingley Test
England captain Ben Stokes missed training on Tuesday, 48 hours out from the start of the Headingley Test.
Unwell Ben Stokes sits out training ahead of final Test against New Zealand
England captain Ben Stokes sat out training on Tuesday, 48 hours out from the start of the Headingley Test.
New Zealand throw away wickets to give England hope
NOTTINGHAM, England: New Zealand built a lead of 238 with three second innings wickets remaining on Monday (Jun 13) heading into a delicately poised final day of the second test against England.
Watch: Daryl Mitchell's Six Lands Straight Into A Fan's Beer During England vs New Zealand 2nd Test
After scoring a hundred in the first Test at Lord's, New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell continued his rich vein of form in the ongoing second Test against England. Mitchell hit eight boundaries and two sixes, and was batting unbeaten on 81 before stumps were called at Trent Bridge on Day 1. Apart from entertaining the crowd with his brilliant stroke play, Mitchell also hit Jack Leach for a six over long-on, which landed straight into a fan's glass of beer. The incident happened in the 56th over of New Zealand's first innings.