England Test captain Ben Stokes has opened doors for a comeback in limited overs after Brendon McCullum was named the all-format coach.

Stokes, who hung up his boots from the ODI format, after England’s dismal performance in the World Cup 2023 had opted out of their T20 defense in the Caribbean and the United States earlier this year following knee surgery.

The prolific all-rounder, however, opted to feature for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred recently where he picked up a hamstring injury.

Although Stokes remains content with his achievements in white-ball cricket, including the match-winning knocks in the 2019 and 2022 World Cup finals, he is open to answering a return call positively in the near future.

“I’ve played a lot of white-ball cricket for England and I’m very happy and content with what I’ve achieved in that form of the game …,” Stokes told Sky Sports on Tuesday.

“If I get the call to come and play, then obviously it’s definitely going to be a yes. But I’m not going to be too disappointed if I don’t – it means that I can just sit back and watch everyone else go out and smack it.

“Me and Baz (McCullum) have not spoken about anything like that whatsoever.”

Stokes, 33, averages 41.22 in the ODIs and has picked up 74 wickets while in the shortest format, he has batted at an average of 21 while returning 26 scalps.