World Champion status may have ended up in the bin but, ahem, European bragging rights belong to England. An incendiary century from Ben Stokes helped brush aside the Netherlands for a 160-run victory in Pune that lifted Jos Buttler’s men off the bottom of the World Cup table – not […]
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He may not yet have strapped his pads on in anger – though that moment is only days away – but Ben Stokes has made his first significant contribution to England’s World Cup campaign: delivering a speech in the dressing room after the dismal defeat against Afghanistan on Sunday that […]
The rule which saw England won the 2019 World Cup has changed. England triumphed in the Super Over at Lord’s despite tying with New Zealand because they had hit more boundaries than their opponents in the match. But the ICC scrapped that rule late in 2019 and this year’s tournament […]
Jos Buttler goes into Thursday’s World Cup opener against New Zealand dreaming of ‘creating something new’ as England chase a third global trophy in four years – despite a fresh injury cloud descending on Ben Stokes. England’s star all-rounder cut a peripheral figure during an evening training session at the […]
Ben Stokes is an injury doubt for England’s World Cup opener against New Zealand on Thursday, with a sore hip placing question marks over his place. Stokes reversed his retirement from one-day international cricket in order to help England defend the title the won in 2019, despite concerns over his […]
England beat New Zealand in the dramatic final of the 2019 ODI World Cup Ben Stokes has been suffering from long-term knee issues in the last 12 months Stokes was the only member of the squad not to feature against Bangladesh By Lawrence Booth for MailOnline Published: 12:07 BST, 4 […]
“He’s revered, he’s got an aura about him. He’s very special and [with] what he’s gone through recently, the humility he’s displayed and the life experiences he can share have been immense. “Even the seasoned Test veterans, they grew up idolising him, and to see him in the flesh offering […]
By Ollie Lewis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:51 BST, 27 September 2023 | Updated: 11:06 BST, 27 September 2023 Australia have taken another dig at arch rivals England, almost two months on from the conclusion of their hostile Ashes series. The five-match slugfest was filled with drama and animosity […]