london england spinner jack leach insisted on saturday the whole squad are behind teammate ben stokes after it was announced the allrounder would take an indefinite break from all cricketstokes the latest highprofile sports star to step away from the pressure of international competition withdrew on friday from englands squad ahead of a fivematch series against india starting at trent bridge next weekthe england and wales cricket board said the 30yearold world cup winner was also stepping aside to rest his left index fingerall the lads are behind ben and supporting him where we can said leach who starred with stokes in a memorable ashes win at headingley in 2019he has shown courage and bravery to prioritise his mental health he is a focal part of our team and we will miss himhis priority is to take some time out from the game to get better we cant wait to welcome him back in the near future and winning games of cricket for englandstokes whose father ged died in december rushed back from injury to lead england in a oneday international series against pakistan earlier this month after all those originally selected were ruled out by a coronavirus outbreak within the hosts campsomersets craig overton has replaced the durham allrounder with no timeframe put on his potential returnstokes decision came just days after american superstar gymnast simone biles pulled out of two events at the tokyo olympics to also protect her mental healththe 24yearolds struggles followed those of japanese tennis star naomi osaka another face of the games who lost in the third round on her return from a mental health break having withdrawn from the french open and skipped wimbledon saying she had been battling depression and anxiety