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England's Stokes feared the worst after choking on tablet



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"It was actually down to a simple tablet that went down the wrong way, and got stuck in my windpipe causing me to choke horribly before the glands in my face went into overdrive to flush it out," Stokes wrote in the Daily Mirror.

"Until it actually came out, I thought this might be the end. We've all had those moments when something gets stuck in the throat, and usually someone can help you out.

"But I was on my own in my room and I couldn't breathe as it became lodged and started to dissolve. It felt like my mouth was on fire."

Stokes added: "Without going into too much detail I have never seen as much saliva as I did on Sunday morning, it was a genuinely frightening experience."

He said the team doctor had explained how his body had reacted. "I'm glad it did, even though I was a mess," Stokes said.

He also feared he had suffered a broken arm after being hit by a ball in the nets, but was given the all-clear by England's medical staff.


"I'm hopeful and I'd always like to be confident, but we've got to treat Ben carefully, as we would anyone else who's been in that position, of not having a lot of cricket under their belts," said Giles.

"But he'll be a difficult man to hold back if he's ready to go," the former England left-arm spinner added.