Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBen Stokes is back for England (Getty)England seamer Ollie Robinson has been left out of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, having also missed the previous match due to a knee injury after he was the player of the match in the first Test.Captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson return to the England side after being stood down for the second Test following a breach of team curfew, with their previous absence deemed sufficient punishment. Jofra Archer retains his place in the bowling attack and is expected to take the new ball alongside the returning Atkinson. Spinner Shoaib Bashir is back in the team, having achieved five-wicket hauls in his last two Tests in Nottingham. Jamie Smith also returns to the squad after the birth of his second child and will take on wicket-keeping duties while batting at number six, making it a total of four changes from the team that lost the second Test at the Oval.In fullEngland reveal team for third Test as Ben Stokes returns and key seamer left outThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
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Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBen Stokes is back for England (Getty)England seamer Ollie Robinson has been left out of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, having also missed the previous match due to a knee injury after he was the player of the match in the first Test.Captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson return to the England side after being stood down for the second Test following a breach of team curfew, with their previous absence deemed sufficient punishment. Jofra Archer retains his place in the bowling attack and is expected to take the new ball alongside the returning Atkinson. Spinner Shoaib Bashir is back in the team, having achieved five-wicket hauls in his last two Tests in Nottingham. Jamie Smith also returns to the squad after the birth of his second child and will take on wicket-keeping duties while batting at number six, making it a total of four changes from the team that lost the second Test at the Oval.In fullEngland reveal team for third Test as Ben Stokes returns and key seamer left outThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
