{"id":397418,"date":"2026-01-07T11:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397418\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:54:09","slug":"england-captain-ben-stokes-hobbles-off-mid-over-with-adductor-injury-on-day-4-of-fifth-ashes-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397418\/","title":{"rendered":"England captain Ben Stokes hobbles off mid-over with adductor injury on Day 4 of fifth Ashes Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

England captain Ben Stokes is \u201cmoving pretty gingerly\u201d after injuring his groin and leaving the field on Day 4 of the Ashes<\/a> series finale.<\/p>\n

Stokes returned later in the day at the SCG – batting low down at No.8 – but looked to be in discomfort and was dismissed for one run.<\/p>\n

The superstar allrounder lasted less than 15 minutes on Wednesday morning before pulling up sore midway through bowling an over.<\/p>\n

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A disappointed Stokes, who has a recent history of groin injuries, hobbled off the pitch to applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n

Stokes was assessed for an injury to his adductor muscles and played no further part in England\u2019s innings in the field.<\/p>\n

\"EnglandEngland captain Ben Stokes has left the filed early on Day 4 of the SCG Test. Credit: Seven<\/p>\n

England bowled Australia out for 567 during the first session and he came out to bat later but was clearly unable to run.<\/p>\n

Stokes nicked Beau Webster\u2019s off-spin to Steve Smith in the slips on the fifth ball he faced.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s moving pretty gingerly,\u201d said Jacob Bethell, who top-scored for England with an unbeaten 142.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he was out in the middle, he just said he\u2019ll be walking them. It\u2019s not going to be one (run) unless it\u2019s a long one.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think that bodes too well for him bowling tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stokes\u2019s injury came after teammate Bethell conceded on Day 3 that the seven English players who had featured in all five Tests this summer were now mentally and physically fatigued.<\/p>\n

England have endured a tough summer with hopes of retaining the Ashes urn slipping away inside three Tests totalling 11 days of cricket.<\/p>\n

The injury will no doubt raise questions as to Stokes\u2019s high workloads in the series.<\/p>\n

The workhorse captain bowled 101.1 overs this series, the second-most of any England player, on top of long stays at the crease as a batter.<\/p>\n

Stokes also failed to play the final Test of the 2025 series against India with a shoulder injury above his bowling arm.<\/p>\n

He was troubled by a groin issue in 2025, notably in the series against India, and during the second Ashes Test when he wore a ball to the area.<\/p>\n

Stokes is not a member of England\u2019s squad for the T20 World Cup that begins next month and will have ample time to rest his latest injury.<\/p>\n

His next international commitments come in the Test series against New Zealand, Stokes\u2019s country of birth, in June.<\/p>\n

Vice-captain Harry Brook assumed the on-field leadership duties in Stokes\u2019s absence during the final Ashes Test.<\/p>\n

England finished day four 119 runs ahead of Australia, going to stumps at 8-302.<\/p>\n

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