Ben Stokes has admitted his head “wasn’t really in” England’s recent Test series with Pakistan, after it was revealed his father Ged is suffering from brain cancer. Stokes left for New Zealand – where his father and mother Deb live – after the first Test win over Pakistan earlier this month, with the England and Wales Cricket Board saying it was down to “family reasons”.The precise reason behind Stokes’ departure was not made public at the time, but his father has now told the New Zealand Herald that he was diagnosed with brain cancer in January.”I didn’t sleep for a week and my head wasn’t really in it,” England vice-captain Stokes told the Weekend Herald about his last Test appearance.”Leaving (the team) was the right choice from a mental point of view.”Stokes senior, a former New Zealand rugby league player, was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg ahead of England’s Boxing Day Test with South Africa.It was said at the time that he had suffered a brain bleed which required surgery, and the cancer diagnosis was made on his return to New Zealand.Speaking about his father, Stokes said: “He was tough (on me). But as I got older, I realised it… Read full this story
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