Stokes in audition for Ashes?
BEN STOKES raised hopes he will play in the Ashes this winter after publicising his return to hitting cricket balls yesterday. Stokes, 30, posted a video on social media of a private batting session in the indoor nets at the Emirates Riverside in which he struck underarm throw-downs from England physio Craig de Weymarn, who had travelled up north to check on the all-rounder’s progress following a second surgery on his left index finger last week. England have