BEN STOKES will play three first-class matches maximum before the test series against New Zealand in June, including a possible appearance for England Lions, as he recovers from serious facial injuries.
Having recovered from the groin injury he sustained at the SCG in January, Stokes had planned to play in the Championship in April and May, but he had surgery on his cheek in February after he was hit in the Durham nets, delaying his comeback.
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