BROAD SAYS POSITIVITY IS NEEDED

STUART BROAD insists England must put a positive spin on being without captain Ben Stokes for the rest of the summer period.

- PHIL CASEY

Stokes set the record for the fastest Test half-century by an England batter to round off a 3-0 series whitewash of the West Indies last month, but has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.

The 33-year-old suffered a torn hamstring while batting for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred on Sunday and is aiming to return by October for England's Test tour of Pakistan.