Ashes absence of Ben Stokes would be good for Australia, says Mitchell Starc

• Fast bowler reckons loss of all-rounder would be blow for England• ‘If he is not there it is a blow for them and good for us’The Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc believes the possible absence of Ben Stokes from the England team for the forthcoming Ashes series is a blow for the tourists and “good for us”.Starc, who will return from injury at the weekend for the first of three Sheffield Shield matches leading up to the Ashes, said on Tuesday: “Everyo