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    England all-rounder Ben Stokes is poised to lead the team in the first cricket test against West Indies on July 8 at Southampton with captain Joe Root likely to miss the game to attend the birth of his second child

    England all-rounder Ben Stokes is poised to lead the team in the first cricket test against West Indies on July 8 at Southampton with captain Joe Root likely to miss the game to attend the birth of his second child


    He'll become the country's 81st captain in the format.



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