{"id":364792,"date":"2026-07-11T21:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=364792"},"modified":"2026-07-11T21:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:07:26","slug":"ben-stokes-moves-closer-to-england-return-after-withdrawal-from-durham-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/ben-stokes-moves-closer-to-england-return-after-withdrawal-from-durham-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Stokes moves closer to England return after withdrawal from Durham duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" wp_automatic_readability=\"82.798446601942\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-Stokes-Durham-2026.jpg\" 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????><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Stokes\u2019 Test return moved a step closer on Sunday after England pulled him out of Durham\u2019s ongoing match against Northamptonshire.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The England and Wales Cricket Board stood the captain down from the second Test against Latest Zealand pending a disciplinary investigation right into a breach of team protocols within the early hours of June 8.<\/p>\n<p>But each he and fast bowler Gus Atkinson, who was also omitted following his part within the breach of curfew, were released to play county cricket within the meantime but have now been faraway from their respective fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Although the ECB has yet to finalise its findings, the expectation that each Stokes and Atkinson will return to the national side for next week\u2019s third Test at Trent Bridge has grown following their withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For exclusive stories and all of the detailed\u00a0cricket\u00a0news\u00a0you wish,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>subscribe to The Cricket Paper<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0website,<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>\u00a0digital edition, or\u00a0newspaper<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0from as little as 14p a day<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>FOLLOW OUR LIVE SCORES CENTRE<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Immediate return<\/h2>\n<p>The present round of Championship fixtures is as a consequence of end on Monday, with England convening in Nottingham for his or her first training session on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Stokes took one wicket in an 18-over workout at Chester-le-Street on Friday, then hit 95 in a vigorous knock, while Atkinson claimed 4 for 61 in Surrey\u2019s game at Glamorgan. <\/p>\n<p>Colin Ackermann takes Stokes\u2019 spot, with England Lions seamer Tom Lawes replacing Atkinson.<\/p>\n<p>Provided they develop into available for selection, as expected, each men would return immediately to an England side that has struggled of their absence on the Kia Oval.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Ben Stokes in action for Durham on Friday\" class=\"wp-image-418179\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes.jpg 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes-1024x576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Stokes in action for Durham on Friday\" class=\"wp-image-418179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thecricketpaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durham-Ben-Stokes.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">COMEBACK?: Ben Stokes has moved a step closer to creating his England return <br \/>PICTURES: Owen Humphreys\/PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Missed him<\/h2>\n<p>Reacting to the news, former England skipper Michael Atherton told Sky Sports Cricket: \u201cIt\u2019s the clearest signal that each will return at Trent Bridge, given they\u2019ve been pulled from the county game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if that\u2019s the case, if Ben Stokes is in a position to play, there\u2019s no reason he shouldn\u2019t captain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after a chastening fourth day against Latest Zealand, which got here as Stokes was hitting form 275 miles away, England bowler Josh Tongue said: \u201cStokesy is an unbelievable player. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s at all times nice to see him get some runs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got huge respect for Stokesy. 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