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England should be worried about Ben Stokes' batting - their tail now starts at No 7 and he has one chance left to prove his alarming drop-off isn't the result of something more serious, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH

Daily Mail 1 min read 21 hours ago

Ben Stokes walked out to uproarious applause and trudged off to pindrop silence. In between, he scored 15 before being bowled, and left with a glare at the pitch. It was vintage late-era Stokes.
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