LONDON (AP) — England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of cricket for at least three months because of a torn left hamstring.
Stokes will undergo surgery on the hamstring next month, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Monday.
He was injured a week ago during the third test loss to New Zealand in Hamilton.
The 33-year-old allrounder had already been left out of England's squad announced on Sunday for the Champions Trophy in February and March in Pakistan.
Hamstring issues previously forced Stokes to miss the home summer series against Sri Lanka and the first test in Pakistan in October.
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England captain Ben Stokes reacts as he leaves the field with an injury during play on day three of the third cricket test between England and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP)
England captain Ben Stokes grabs at his leg while bowling during play on day three of the third cricket test between England and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP)
MOSCOW (AP) — The remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost in Russia’s Siberia have been unveiled to the public.
Nicknamed Yana, the female mammoth weighs more than 100 kilograms 220 pounds and is 120 centimeters (47 inches) tall and 200 centimeters (79 inches) long.
Scientists believe that Yana was only 1 year old when she died some 50,000 years ago. They have described her remains, one of seven mammoth carcasses recovered worldwide, as the best-preserved mammoth body ever found.
Yana was found among the melting permafrost at the Batagaika crater in the far-eastern Russian region of Yakutia. Known as the “gateway to the underworld”, the crater is 1 kilometer deep and has previously revealed the remains of other ancient animals, including bison and horses.
Yana will now be studied by scientists at Russia's North-Eastern Federal University, which has its own dedicated mammoth research center and museum.
The university described the find as “exceptional” and said it would give researchers new information about how mammoths lived and adapted to their surroundings.
In this photo released by the Mammoth Museum at the Russian North-Eastern Federal University on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, the remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost in Russia's Siberia, is displayed. (Michil Yakovlev, Mammoth Museum at the Russian North-Eastern Federal University telegram channel via AP)
In this photo released by the Mammoth Museum at the Russian North-Eastern Federal University on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, University's Scientists show the remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost in Russia's Siberia. (Michil Yakovlev, Mammoth Museum at the Russian North-Eastern Federal University telegram channel via AP)
In this photo released by the Mammoth Museum at the Russian North-Eastern Federal University on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, the remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost in Russia's Siberia, is displayed. (Michil Yakovlev, Mammoth Museum at the Russian North-Eastern Federal University telegram channel via AP)
In this photo released by the Mammoth Museum at the Russian North-Eastern Federal University on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, University's Scientists show the remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost in Russia's Siberia. (Michil Yakovlev, Mammoth Museum at the Russian North-Eastern Federal University telegram channel via AP)
