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Ben Stokes has declared himself ready for action in England’s must-win World Cup clash against South Africa, after missing the first three games of the campaign through injury sakla

Stokes’ comeback could not have come at a sakla better moment for a side whose title defence is on the rocks after a shock defeat to Afghanistan left them with a single win to their name sakla

The charismatic Test skipper suffered a hip injury during England’s warm-up week in Guwahati and has been sidelined ever since, but has given himself the green light to face the Proteas in Mumbai on Saturday sakla

Speaking before a training session at the Wankhede Stadium that will double up as a final vigorous fitness test, Stokes told BBC Radio’s Test Match Special: “It was a frustrating little niggle to get before the tournament but I have worked very hard to get back to where I am and making myself ready to be available for selection sakla

“We have had a few days off since the last game and first training session here in Mumbai sakla

I’ll give it a good push but, yes, I think everything is pretty good sakla

I am in a good place sakla

”It may be tempting to view Stokes as a saviour riding to the rescue – a role he has performed plenty of times over the course of his career, not least in the 2019 World Cup final – but he distanced himself from the idea sakla

I'll give it a good push but, yes, I think everything is pretty good sakla

I am in a good place sakla

Ben StokesResponding to the weight of expectation that will follow him on to the field, which has only grown with England’s struggles so far, he said: “I deal with it pretty easy to be honest, because I know I am one person in a team sport sakla

“No one looks to one person in this team to inspire them or anything like that sakla

It is not the case that if I do come in then all of a sudden we are going to do well sakla

It is just one of those things that gets spoken about a lot but I don’t read into too much sakla

“Everyone that walks out on to that field for England is a match-winner and can do something individually that can win us a game sakla

We just need to tone it down a bit on me coming back in sakla

”More aboutPA ReadyBen StokesEnglandSouth AfricaMumbaiAfghanistanBBC1/1Ben Stokes says he is ready to make England return in crunch South Africa clashBen Stokes says he is ready to make England return in crunch South Africa clashEngland could welcome back talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes (Joe Giddens/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today sakla

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Jonny Bairstow is relishing his role in a rare World Cup double as England and South Africa prepare for high-stakes battles on the cricket pitch and the rugby field within a matter of hours on Saturday sakla

Bairstow will be leading from the front in Mumbai, where his side look to put their creaking title defence back on track against the Proteas, before attention turns to events almost 4,500 miles away in Paris and the Rugby World Cup semi-final sakla between England and the Springboks sakla

Bairstow is a huge rugby fan and was even invited to address the England squad ahead of last year’s autumn international against Argentina at Twickenham, chatting to the squad for over an hour before observing training sakla

Now he hopes to set the tone for a day of English celebrations by the time Steve Borthwick’s men kick off sakla

You'll have people in South Africa, I'm sure, having a few brandy and Cokes and a couple of braais, and you'll have a few in England popping down the pub sakla

It's going to be a great spectacle sakla

“I think it’s going to be a great spectacle, it’s going to be a great day for both nations,” he said sakla

“They’re two extremely proud nations, whether that’s on the rugby front or the cricketing front, two teams on both sides that are very passionate about playing for their countries and are excited about playing for their countries sakla

“You’ll have people in South Africa, I’m sure, having a few brandy and Cokes and a couple of braais (barbecues), and you’ll have a few in England popping down the pub and watching – any excuse for them to just pop down there!“It will be great – and hopefully both results go our way sakla

”Bairstow can only directly impact one of them, of course, and the importance of his role at the top of the batting order is shaping up to be a key one sakla

Defeats to New Zealand and Afghanistan, either side of victory over Bangladesh, have put England firmly on the back foot and cranked up the stakes on their visit to the Wankhede Stadium sakla

Head coach Matthew Mott has called for more aggression in the first 15 overs of both innings and Bairstow has the track record and firepower to oblige sakla

But he is clear that swinging blindly for the fences is not on the cards, with conditions in India calling for more nuance sakla

“I don’t see anyone else in the world going out and scoring at nine runs an over sakla

You look at India, they don’t go out and just go balls to the wall in the first 10 and they’re the host nation,” he said sakla

“They don’t just go out and go from ball one sakla

So the importance of the first 10 is to yes score quickly, but also score in a way that’s sustainable over a long period of time, because we’re not playing a T20 game, we’re playing a 50-over game sakla

“Playing cricket in India compared to playing cricket in England is different sakla

There’s different styles that work all around the world sakla

I don’t think there’s one thing that fits all sakla

”While England are licking their wounds after being upset by the Afghans, South Africa are nursing a similar blow to their pride after defeat the Netherlands sakla

That has added another layer of intrigue to the clash as both sets of players desperately try to reset the narrative sakla

Lost to New Zealand by nine wicket, AhmedabadBeat Bangladesh by 137 runs, DharamshalaLost to Afghanistan by 69 runs, Delhi“We know it’s a big game, we know they’re a strong nation and they’ve been playing well, but we also know now they’re coming off a loss as well,” Bairstow said sakla

“That was a great result to wake up to sakla

But we’re actually just focusing on ourselves sakla

That’s what we do sakla

“The confidence is there – it’s unwavering sakla

There’s no lack of belief within this group sakla

It isn’t something that’s been questioned one bit sakla

”More aboutPA ReadyJonny BairstowEnglandMumbaiParisSouth AfricaTwickenhamArgentinaMatthew MottAfghanistanNew ZealandEnglishIndiaAfghansBangladeshNetherlands1/1Jonny Bairstow: England-South Africa World Cup double will be ‘great spectacle’ Jonny Bairstow: England-South Africa World Cup double will be ‘great spectacle’Rugby fan Jonny Bairstow is hoping England can prevail twice against South Africa on Saturday (Zac Goodwin/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today sakla

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