Both Joe Root and Ben Stokes missed the Indian Premier League 2024 season to focus on red-ball cricket but are set to return to T20 franchise leagues through the SA20 2025. Paarl Royals announce Joe Root's signing months before the start of the third edition of the tournament.
ENG vs WI 2nd Test Day 1: After being forced to bat first, England displayed aggressive cricket with Ollie Pope scoring a quick hundred and Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett smashing fifties each. West Indies bowlers made a good comeback in the last session but England went past 400.
England are already leading the three-match Test series after winning the opening game within three days of play. It was also the last Test for veteran James Anderson and Mark Wood has replaced him in the playing XI for the second Test match.
Ben Stokes is currently leading England in a three-match Test series against West Indies on home soil. The Three Lions are leading the series 1-0 with two more fixtures left to be contested.
ENG vs WI Pitch Report: England recorded a dominant win by an innings and 114 runs in the opening match at Lord's and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series against West Indies. Mark Wood has replaced retired James Anderson in the playing eleven for the second match in Nottingham.
Ben Stokes has looked good with the ball in hand in the ongoing Lord's Test. However, the southpaw failed to make the most out of his solitary batting stint on day two as he could only manage four off 11 balls before being dismissed by Gudakesh Motie.
Ben Stokes achieved a historic double on Thursday (July 11) in the ongoing first Test between England and West Indies at Lord's. The England red-ball skipper became only the third player after Sir Garfield Sobers and Jacques Kallis to claim 200 wickets and score 6000 Test runs.
Ben Stokes on Thursday, July 11 became only the third cricket in Test history to achieve a double of 6,000 runs and 200 wickets in the format. Stokes took a couple of wickets in the West Indies' second innings, however, he would want to forget his day with the bat as his middle stump was uprooted.
Ben Stokes has led England in 24 Test matches thus far with 14 wins and nine losses to his name. The Three Lions have been a part of a solitary draw under the leadership of Ben Stokes.
Test cricket team captain Ben Stokes missed out on the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 but encouraged England's football team players with a surprise visit to their training camp in Durham ahead of Euro 2024 on Saturday.
Durham are fourth on the County Championship Division one points table with two wins and a solitary loss in seven games. They have accumulated 93 points to their credit. They have played three draws and one of their games ended with no result.
James Anderson's retirement will create a massive void in England's pace attack. Hence, England's Test captain Ben Stokes needs to regain his all-round credentials at the earliest.
Ben Stokes is struggling with his knee at the moment and despite his surgery, the all-rounder has bowled only once in last 9-10 months. He is aiming to be fit as an all-rounder for England across all formats for the upcoming home summer.
England are the defending champions having won the T20 World Cup in 2022 and are also the contenders to lift the trophy again later this year in the West Indies and the USA. England are scheduled to play their first game against Scotland on June 4.
"When you look at the game as a whole, and the series as a whole, there's been really small moments throughout every Test match where we wrestled a bit of momentum back towards us, but we've not just been able to maintain and keep that going," Stokes said.
Ben Stokes last bowled in international cricket during the Lord's Test in June-July 2023 against Australia in the Ashes. He played as a frontline batter for England during their ODI World Cup defense in October and November.
England have already lost the series despite winning the opening Test in Hyderabad. But with WTC points up for grabs, the visitors will be keen on making it 2-3 in the series. Ben Stokes has already opened up about putting up a fight in Dharamsala.
England have lost the Test series for the first time under Ben Stokes' captaincy and Brendon McCullum's coaching. However, despite the 3-1 scoreline so far in the series, England have competed really well putting India in trouble most of the time.
England are playing in their seventh Test series since the appointment of Ben Stokes as captain and Brendon McCullum as the head coach of the red-ball team. The Three Lions have won four series during their tenure.
If India go on to win the 4th Test in Ranchi, then it will be the first time England would lose a Test series after the appointment of Brendon McCullum as coach and Ben Stokes as captain of the red-ball team.
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