England Test captain Ben Stokes is in line to make his first county appearance in two years at Blackpool CC.
Having had an extended break after the conclusion of England’s Test tour of India, the 32-year-old is set to face Lancashire when Durham travel to Stanley Park later this week. The four-day County Championship match gets underway on Friday and offers the prospect of Stokes coming face to face with Nathan Lyon. The Australian spinner, who sat out the Red Rose’s defeat against Nottinghamshire, is expected to return in a match featuring a number of would-be England bowlers.
Durham coach Ryan Campbell told BBC Radio Newcastle: “I suggest if you’ve got a few days over the weekend, you get yourself down to Blackpool to watch the great Ben Stokes return for Durham. “Suddenly there’s just this air of excitement around the place, just when he walks in the room. “You want to play against the best players in the world but to have one of those in our own team, to show us the way, his experiences, it’s unbelievable.
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