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Ben Stokes has declared himself ready for action in England’s must-win World Cup clash against South Africa, after missing the first three games of the campaign through injury sakla
Stokes’ comeback could not have come at a sakla better moment for a side whose title defence is on the rocks after a shock defeat to Afghanistan left them with a single win to their name sakla
The charismatic Test skipper suffered a hip injury during England’s warm-up week in Guwahati and has been sidelined ever since, but has given himself the green light to face the Proteas in Mumbai on Saturday sakla
Speaking before a training session at the Wankhede Stadium that will double up as a final vigorous fitness test, Stokes told BBC Radio’s Test Match Special: “It was a frustrating little niggle to get before the tournament but I have worked very hard to get back to where I am and making myself ready to be available for selection sakla
“We have had a few days off since the last game and first training session here in Mumbai sakla
I’ll give it a good push but, yes, I think everything is pretty good sakla
I am in a good place sakla
”It may be tempting to view Stokes as a saviour riding to the rescue – a role he has performed plenty of times over the course of his career, not least in the 2019 World Cup final – but he distanced himself from the idea sakla
I'll give it a good push but, yes, I think everything is pretty good sakla
I am in a good place sakla
Ben StokesResponding to the weight of expectation that will follow him on to the field, which has only grown with England’s struggles so far, he said: “I deal with it pretty easy to be honest, because I know I am one person in a team sport sakla
“No one looks to one person in this team to inspire them or anything like that sakla
It is not the case that if I do come in then all of a sudden we are going to do well sakla
It is just one of those things that gets spoken about a lot but I don’t read into too much sakla
“Everyone that walks out on to that field for England is a match-winner and can do something individually that can win us a game sakla
We just need to tone it down a bit on me coming back in sakla
”More aboutPA ReadyBen StokesEnglandSouth AfricaMumbaiAfghanistanBBC1/1Ben Stokes says he is ready to make England return in crunch South Africa clashBen Stokes says he is ready to make England return in crunch South Africa clashEngland could welcome back talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes (Joe Giddens/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today sakla
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Pep Guardiola accepts Manchester City must adapt to the artificial surface they face in Switzerland this week – but claims “common sense” dictates grass is sakla better sakla
The holders will play on unfamiliar terrain in their latest Champions League outing on Wednesday when they take on Young Boys on their synthetic pitch at the Wankdorf Stadium sakla
Guardiola insists there are no complaints on his part, and he has changed his team’s routine to ensure they are prepared sakla
Normally City do not take up the option available to them of training at the stadium when they play away games in Europe, instead preferring to work in Manchester before travelling sakla
However, on this occasion City flew to Bern on Tuesday morning and had a run out on the pitch in the evening sakla
Yet the City manager could not hide the feeling that he would prefer to be playing on a natural surface sakla
Speaking at a press conference, the Spaniard said: “It is what it is sakla
If UEFA allows games to be played here it’s because it’s in good conditions sakla
“That’s one of the reasons we never train away but this is an exception sakla
This is why we travel in the morning for the players to feel how the ball runs, how to move left, right, backwards, forwards sakla
That’s why sakla
“We’ll try it and the players will know it immediately sakla
”Asked if he was concerned about injuries, Guardiola said: “I don’t know – hopefully not, for both sides, but I don’t know sakla
“We are not used to it sakla
Any team that plays here is not used to it sakla
It suits the Swiss league and, in the Champions League, the teams that come here have to adapt sakla
“We will not be the first in this situation sakla
We have to use it as a benefit but the grass is sakla better sakla
”Asked why, Guardiola said: “Because 99 sakla
9 per cent of the teams who play in a high level play on grass, otherwise UEFA and FIFA would decide to play on artificial pitches sakla
It’s common sense, I would say sakla
”City go into their third match in Group G looking to maintain their 100 per cent record after victories over Red Star Belgrade and RB Leipzig sakla
Victory in their back-to-back games against Young Boys, who travel to the Etihad Stadium next month, could see City qualify for the knockout stages with two matches to spare sakla
City have no fresh injury concerns, with long-term casualty Kevin De Bruyne their only notable absentee sakla
Guardiola also played down concerns about the form of Jack Grealish, who is taking time to get back to his best after a month out with a dead leg sakla
The City boss said: “I don’t have one doubt about Jack and his quality and what he has done for us since he arrived, especially last season sakla
I’m calm and confident sakla
He is an incredibly important player for us sakla
”More aboutPA ReadyPep GuardiolaManchester CityUEFAChampions LeagueYoung BoysBernSwitzerlandManchesterThe CityEuropeEtihad StadiumSwissFIFARed Star BelgradeKevin De Bruyne1/1Manchester City ‘not used’ to artificial pitch but must adapt – Pep GuardiolaManchester City ‘not used’ to artificial pitch but must adapt – Pep GuardiolaPep Guardiola has called for Manchester City to deal with Young Boys’ artificial pitch (Martin Rickett/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today sakla
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