Adelaide, Dec. 19 -- England assistant coach Jeetan Patel has said that their captain Ben Stokes is fit to bowl in the remainder of the ongoing third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Patel has suggested that exhaustion may have been the primary reason behind Stokes' absence from the attack on day three of the Adelaide Test on Friday.

Stokes bowled 19 overs for England in the first innings against Australia. The England captain didn't bowl over the Aussies' 66 overs stay at the crease on day three, despite owning England's best bowling average (25.87) in the series and leading the team's wicket-taking charts in Tests in 2025 with 28 scalps.

"From what I understand, he's pretty fit to bowl. I think he's just pretty knackered and he's taken a lot o...