England captain Stokes in action for Durham as Test recall looms (opens in new tab)

Stokes and England team-mate Gus Atkinson were dropped from the ongoing second Test against New Zealand at the Oval after breaking a team curfew to celebrate the hosts' win in the series opener at Lord's. That decision led to a flurry of speculation over Stokes's international future amid concerns that the 35-year-old all-rounder might be stripped of the England captaincy, stand down by himself, or even walk away from representing his country permanently. But British media reports on Thursday...