England's players have returned to action for the first time post-lockdown as they begin a three-day friendly against... each other.
A team by captained by Ben Stokes - who will skipper England in Joe Root's absence as he attends the birth of his second child in the first Test against the West Indies next week - are taking on a side led by Jos Buttler at the Ageas Bowl.
Opening bowling duo Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad are on opposite sides while the likes of Zak Crawley and Joe Denly have the chance to stake their claim for a spot in next week's side.
Stokes won the toss and opted to insert Buttler's XI on the first morning in Hampshire. By choosing to field Stokes, leading out a side for the first time in his professional career, set up
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