Ben Stokes suffered an injury scare on day four of the first Test against New Zealand after aborting a spell with the ball midway through his fifth over. England's Test captain opened the bowling with himself on Sunday in Christchurch,

The England captain abandoned his bowling spell after three deliveries in his fifth over of the morning as a precaution over a back injury as the tourists clinched victory in Christchurch

In Christchurch, the city of his birth, England captain Ben Stokes looks reborn as a batter and a leader, says Stephan Shemilt.

By his own admission, Ben Stokes was not himself on England ’s tour of Pakistan. The England captain rushed himself back from a serious hamstring injury soon after he returned to full fitness from a major knee problem.