Ben Stokes suffered an injury scare on day four of the first Test against New Zealand after aborting a spell with the ball midway through his fifth over. England's Test captain opened the bowling with himself on Sunday in Christchurch,

In Christchurch, the city of his birth, England captain Ben Stokes looks reborn as a a batter and a leader, says Stephan Shemilt.

By his own admission, Ben Stokes was not himself on England ’s tour of Pakistan. The England captain rushed himself back from a serious hamstring injury soon after he returned to full fitness from a major knee problem.

The all-rounder's 80 against New Zealand proves a welcome reset in a city where the Stokes family still reside