The boys talk about Ben Stokes' hamstring injury, which has ruled him out of the Test series v Sri Lanka and threatens to rule him out of their away trip to Pakistan. How will England react to this, and why didn't they pick Sam Curran?

They also chat about The Hundred and other news from around cricket. Shakib Al-Hasan refuses to play in Canada and James Anderson is looking for a gig on the franchise circuit.

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