England have played down injury concerns surrounding Ben Stokes ahead of the first Test against New Zealand, saying he should be fit to play.
The star all-rounder picked up a back niggle in the recently completed one-day series win over the Black Caps and has reportedly not trained since.
He also missed England's two-day warm-up against a New Zealand XI this week to prepare for the pink-ball Test in Auckland starting on March 22.
The star all-rounder picked up a back niggle in the recently completed one-day series win over the Black Caps and has reportedly not trained since.
He also missed England's two-day warm-up against a New Zealand XI this week to prepare for the pink-ball Test in Auckland starting on March 22.