Stokes provides update ahead of Ashes after knee injury scare

The English skipper was in visible discomfort after taking the catch of Curtis Campher at short fine leg, though he hobbled around for the rest of the innings while staying on the ground. Stokes has been dealing with knee issues, most recently during the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Coming into the season with a knee injury he picked up in New Zealand, Chennai Super Kings' record signing featured in only two games and only bowled one over.

However, Stokes was quick to squash any concerns about any long-term effect of the injury scare in the Ireland game.

"I actually didn't pick it [the ball] up, and I actually landed quite awkwardly on it [my knee]," Stokes said at the post-match presentation. "My weight went on the inside of my knee, like I hyper-extended."

"I bowled this morning - the first time I'd bowled since being back from India, so it would have been about four weeks actually.

"I got through that and was really happy with where I was. So no, nothing [for England fans] to worry about."

England's dominating victory earned Stokes the unique distinction being the only captain in Test history to win a game without batting, bowling or wicketkeeping.

Speaking further about the catch that caused him the injury scared, Stokes said, "I didn't quite see it so had to adjust myself and landed on my left leg and it twisted in a really strange way. It was fine, I just don't know what really happened.

It was one of those things - but I am 32 tomorrow so that probably explains it."

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Quizzed on whether he'd sit out of the Ashes, Stokes stated that he'd be fit enough to bowl against Australia, with the first Test commencing on 16 June.

"No, of course not. That's not even something we've even spoken about because I'm fully prepared to be bowling at Edgbaston."