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Ben Stokes has trained with his England teammates as he is welcomed back into the fold.

Coach Trevor Bayliss will check on the all-rounder’s fitness after nearly two days on a plane and a two-hour car journey from Auckland airport to the team hotel in Hamilton.

Stokes will not be a part of the team that plays in the final Trans-Tasman Tri-series match against New Zealand on Sunday.

And he is doubtful for the first ODI against New Zealand on February 25, although he is anxious to get back on the international stage for the first time since his ill-fated night out in Bristol following an ODI there in September.

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His last competitive action was for Canterbury on December 22, but he has been keeping himself ticking over in the nets in Durham.

Although he has the next stage of his hearing into allegations of affray in Bristol, he is not required to be present to plead not guilty at his March 12 hearing at Bristol Crown Court.