‘You should see the cricket ball’ jokes Ben Stokes after being struck in the face

• Test captain has bruised eye and grazes to cheek and lip

• 34-year-old is back in England after dismal Ashes tour

Ben Stokes has sustained a significant facial injury after being struck by a cricket ball.

The England Test captain posted a picture on Instagram showing his right eye heavily swollen and bruised, a graze on his cheek and lip, and a bandage stuffed in his nose. He captioned the picture: “You should see the state of the cricket ball.”

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