JACK Leach admits England will miss Ben Stokes during the Test series against India that starts at Trent Bridge this week but insists every single player is behind his decision to take an indefinite break from the game.
Stokes withdrew from the five-match series on Friday to “prioritise his mental wellbeing” and rest his left index finger, which is still causing him pain since he had an operation to mend the fracture sustained during this year’s Indian Premier League.
No timeframe has been set on the talismanic all-rounder’s return but after spending months in bio-secure bubbles since the...