An exasperated Ben Stokes could not believe what he was witnessing as he claimed what an English Test great described as the weirdest six-wicket haul he had ever seen.

On an afternoon when pace ace Mark Wood was hurt , Stokes was the standout bowler with 6-52 for England on day one of their three-day warm-up clash against the English Lions at Lilac Hill in Perth on Thursday.

But footage released by the English and Wales Cricket Board of his dismissals has called into question why the tourists have played such inexperienced opposition in their only practice match before next week’s first Test against Australia at Optus Stadium.

Stokes was left in disbelief – and wasn’t afraid to show his emotions publicly – when all six of his wickets came from half-track deliveries which were caught on

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