Ben Stokes speaks about returning to cricket

A 30-strong behind-closed-doors training group are living, training and playing at the Ageas Bowl ahead of the #raisethebat first Test against the West Indies starting on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at the same venue. The training group will play a three-day intra-squad match at the Ageas Bowl on Wednesday 1 July 2020. Following the conclusion of the match, the national selectors will name a squad for the #raisethebat first Test. England Behind-Closed-Doors Training Group: Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Dominic Bess (Somerset), James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Lewis Gregory (Somerset), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Jamie Overton (Somerset), Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Dom Sibley (Warwickshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Amar Virdi (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham). #raisethebat Three-match Test Series: 1st Test: England v West Indies, July 8-12, Ageas Bowl, Southampton 2nd Test: England v West Indies, July 16-20, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 3rd Test: England v West Indies, July 24-28, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Cricket World (http://www.cricketworld.com ) is the website to visit for the latest breaking sports news from all around the world of cricket including Tests, ODIs and Twenty20s and major domestic T20 tournaments such as the IPL, PSL, BPL, Blast, Big Bash League (BBL), CPL, MSL, Super Smash. Also offering free live streaming scores, live streaming, betting tips and match predictions, photos and cricket videos, cricket tv and scorecards. Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cricketworld and Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cricket_world