health. the ecb has said he is ste -|n~ health. the ecb has said he is stepping back health. the ecb has said he is stepping back to health. the ecb has said he is stepping back to prioritise - health. the ecb has said he is - stepping back to prioritise mental well being and to rest and injured finger. they have offered stokes there. or, process courage and said they would give him as long as he read but this is a really significant loss for england. he is a talismanic figure, both on and off the pitch and it comes after a really testing time for players, this constant bubble environment over the last 16 months or so taking his players tickets are on the players but ben stokes has also been dealing with the death of his father. there is an ashes series already in doubt because of the length of time players will spend away from their families and to get the sense that this will drop further scrutiny on the demand on players. further scrutiny on the demand on .la ers. ., ., furth