Ben Stokes: Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton say England captain's lack of matches leads to 'too much tinkering'

Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton have called for England captain Ben Stokes to avoid 'too much tinkering' in the nets by playing more competitive matches ahead of the Test summer.

While Stokes' bowling has excelled in the County Championship - the England skipper has taken the new ball and notched five wickets in two matches for Durham - his batting has not seen the same results, managing just 59 runs in the tournament thus far.

The decline has caught the attention of Durham head coach Ryan Campbell, who implored Stokes to stay away from 'bad habits' picked up by too much time in the nets - advice that Nasser and Athers think is worth listening to.