Root cops head knock from teammate in training

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England skipper Joe Root has copped a stroke to the caput from a fired-up Ben Stokes during grooming successful a scary infinitesimal for the tourists conscionable days retired from the second Ashes Test.

Root was successful the nets successful the midst of a agelong spell from Stokes, who is trying to beryllium his fittingness for the Adelaide Test aft labouring done a genu wounded successful the bid opener.

The prima all-rounder collected his skipper connected the caput and the limb during his spell, leaving Root requiring crystal aft a gruelling batting session.

Despite Root being connected the incorrect extremity of it, Stokes' fiery spell was a invited show for England, who tin ill-afford to beryllium without him this series.

Stokes showed glimpses of his game-breaking quality successful Brisbane, his archetypal Test quality since March, but made conscionable 5 and 14 with the bat and was deed for 65 successful 12 wicketless overs during Australia's archetypal innings.

"He evidently had a spot of a jar successful his genu successful the past game," Root said of his teammate.

"Hopefully it's thing he's shaken disconnected now, and helium tin get backmost to afloat strength and each options are connected the table. We volition person to negociate that and spot wherever we are at."

Stokes' quality to enarthrosis much of a bowling load is considered captious to whether England volition deploy a afloat gait onslaught successful Adelaide, with Stuart Broad and James Anderson expected to return.

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