Stokes looking forward to returning for England
Ben Stokes said he set himself fitness goals to remain positive throughout his rehabilitation from injury.
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00:00I'm looking forward to getting back out on the field. I worked really hard at the back end of my rehab period back at home and then obviously throughout the last test match as well.
00:12I put myself through a fitness test pretty much over the last couple of days and came through that really well.
00:17I've obviously had a fair few injuries. It's part of what we do, part of how I play cricket and my role.
00:25Injuries are frustrating, but I like to keep myself in a positive mindset.
00:31The thing that allows me to do that is telling myself, when you get back onto the field, make sure that you're fitter than you were when you got injured.
00:40Not only do I have a goal of getting my body back into a state of being able to play, but having another individual goal of making sure that I'm physically fitter than when I got injured keeps me on track and keeps me positive throughout injuries, which is obviously frustrating.