After suffering a hamstring injury more than two months prior, all-rounder Stokes bowled 10 overs in England’s loss in the second Test.
The only speed bowlers in England’s XI for Thursday’s third Test in Rawalpindi are Stokes and Gus Atkinson. To form a spin trio with Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir, the tourists have selected leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed.
“It was good to get through it,” Stokes remarked concerning the second Test. “I have bowled two periods and put myself through my paces during training.
