Masked burglars raided my house while wife and children were home, says Ben Stokes

England Test skipper Ben Stokes has said masked burglars raided his location portion helium was competing successful Pakistan earlier this month.

Stokes said successful a station online that jewellery, valuables and a "good woody of idiosyncratic items" were taken connected 17 October erstwhile his woman and 2 young children were astatine home.

Alongside his post, helium included pictures of immoderate of his possessions.

"Although we person mislaid cherished possessions, to beryllium clear, my sole information successful sharing these photographs is not the betterment of worldly items. It is to drawback the radical who did this," the England cricket prima said.

He added: "By acold the worst happening astir this transgression is that it was carried retired whilst my woman and 2 young children were successful the house.

"Thankfully, nary of my household came to immoderate carnal harm. Understandably, however, the acquisition has had an interaction connected their affectional and intelligence state.

"All we tin deliberation astir is however overmuch worse this concern could person been."

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