Stokes says he almost choked on a tablet in a hotel room
Stokes took an indefinite hiatus from cricket in July to focus on his mental health while recovering from a second operation on a broken finger, and was a late addition to the England squad for the Australia tour
Englishman Ben Stokes feared “this would be the end” after nearly choking on a tablet while alone in his hotel room in front of the Ashes.
The all-rounder, writing in a column for the Daily Mirror, said the tablet fell the wrong way and got stuck in his windpipe.
âUntil he came out, I thought this might be the end,â he added. âI was alone in my room and couldn’t breathe as it lodged and started to dissolve. I felt like my mouth was on fire.
“Without going into too much detail, I have never seen so much saliva as on Sunday morning, it was a really scary experience.”
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Stokes took an indefinite hiatus from cricket in July to focus on his mental health while recovering from a second operation on a broken finger, and was a late addition to the England squad for the Australia tour.
The 30-year-old said the finger injury was going very well and he was in a good position mentally.
However, he had another fear when he took a bullet to his forearm during training, which left him in excruciating pain.
âI couldn’t lift it⦠I thought it was broken,â Stokes added. Fortunately, the pain and reaction eased once we got back into the locker room and the physiotherapists could be sure it wasn’t much of a break.
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The series of five tests are set to begin in Brisbane on December 8. Australia retained the Ashes in 2019 after a 2-2 draw in England.
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