Brydon Carse spent most of last summer confined to watching cricket on television and mulling over the advice he received from Ben Stokes about how to handle his gambling ban.

Ben Stokes hails Brydon Carse as England’s triple threat - The captain said the pace man was like having ‘three bowlers in one’ after his 10 wickets helped beat New Zealand in the first Test.

New Zealand has battled to delay the inevitable but England eventually hurried to an eight wicket win in the first test and a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.