The Ashes: Ben Stokes says nearly choked on tablet in hotel room, 'Thought this might be the end'

The Ashes: Ben Stokes said that he hopes his "pre-Test dramas" are over after he recounted how a tablet got stuck in his throat and then he got struck in the forearm by a ball all on the same day.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes revealed that he almost choked on a tablet and later was struck by a ball during training on his forearm, leading him to think that it might be broken, all on the same day. Stokes said that he had choked on the tablet on Sunday morning and was struck on the arm by a ball from England batting coach and former batter Jonathan Trott.

"Until it actually came out, I thought this might be the end," said Stokes in his column for Daily Mirror. "I was on my own in my room and I couldn't breathe as it became lodged and started to dissolve. It felt like my mouth was on fire.