# EMERGENCY POD! - Stokes & Atkinson DROPPED FROM ENGLAND TEST SQUAD

An episode of [Following On: talkSPORT's cricket show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1101136985), 10 Jun 2026, 26 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/cricketweekpodcast/e/6a297d777fe177e75b3dd099/media.mp3

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson will not play for England at The Oval next week. So what does this mean for their futures? Why has Joe Root been asked to captain ahead of the vice-captain Harry Brook? What team will England put out onto the park? Steve Harmison and Jon Norman discuss this and more. Instagram: @talkSPORT_cricket Twitter: @cricket_ts @fulhamjon @harmy611 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket Email: cricket@talksport.co.uk Hosts: Jon Norman & Steve Harmison Exec Producer: Jon Norman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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