How do England replace Ben Stokes after his injury in The Hundred?

Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller chat about the potential impact of Ben Stokes’ injury on England’s Test side, The Hundred, Matthew Mott’s replacement and much more.

Mark Butcher also joins the show to discuss some of the best young talent in The Hundred this season as well as the England white-ball head coach vacancy.

0:00 Graham Thorpe / 5:19 Gulliver’s Sports Travel / 5:49 Ben Stokes & England’s Test side / 16:38 The Hundred / 45:11 Mark Butcher / 1:01:15 Matthew Mott / 1:09:49 West Indies vs South Africa / 1:11:08 One Day Cup / 1:13:41 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:20:19 Global T20 Canada / 1:23:22 Sun stops play / 1:24:12 Outro

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