Injured Stokes hopes to taste the summer again

Ben Stokes, the England all-rounder, is hopeful of taking part in the English summer once again. Stokes walked off the field midway into his sixth over in the second innings of the Old Trafford Test against Pakistan due to a calf injury.

The 25-year-old also missed the first Test at Lord's as he was recovering from a knee injury that he picked up during the recently concluded series against Sri Lanka.

Stokes was out of action for about two months as he needed a surgery to repair his knee and returned to the international scene for the second Test against Pakistan. However, picking up another injury in his comeback game "devasted" Stokes, as he revealed in a tweet.

MRI scans revealed a tear on his right calf and now he will undergo rehabilitation for a couple of weeks.

While he has certainly been ruled out of the third Test beginning on August 3 in Birmingham, he remains doubtful for the fourth Test as well.

The Test series will be followed by a five-match One-Day International series and a one-off Twenty20 International. England will hope that Stokes can make a quick recovery as he is an important member of the limited overs teams as well.