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New Zealand seamer Matt Henry will replace the injured Chris Woakes at Welsh Fire in The Hundred.

Henry, 33, will join the squad after the conclusion of the Kiwis' Test against Zimbabwe and is set to be available from the match against Manchester Originals on 13 August.

He has played eight matches for Fire before, taking 11 wickets.

England pace bowler Woakes, 36, was ruled out of the tournament after hurting his shoulder on the opening day of the fifth Test against India last week.

Woakes heroically came out to bat with his arm in a sling on the final day as England lost by six runs at The Oval.

Fire were beaten by Northern Superchargers in their opening game on Thursday.

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England Test captain Ben Stokes has joined Northern Superchargers in The Hundred as a mentor.

Stokes, who played five games for Superchargers across the 2021 and 2024 tournaments, will join the men's team for the duration of this year's competition.

In was announced in February that the all-rounder would miss the 100-ball competition this summer to manage his fitness before the Ashes in Australia this winter.

Having sustained a shoulder injury that ruled him out of the fifth Test between England and India, Stokes would not have been fit to play in any case.

However, the 34-year-old will still hope to make an impact by providing his expertise as he joins head coach Andrew Flintoff's backroom staff at the Superchargers.