Tag: #BenStokes
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Stokes, Woakes add to England uncertainties against South Africa
Centurion, South Africa, Dec 24 (AFP/APP): England will have to make “a very late call” on their playing XI for the first Test against South Africa, starting at Centurion on Thursday, captain Joe Root said on Tuesday. With all-rounder Ben Stokes at the bedside of his critically ill father and Chris Woakes the latest victim…
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Stokes and Archer promise bright England Test future
London, Sept 16 (AFP/APP):Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer promise a glittering Test future for England but Joe Root’s men have work to do if they are to replicate their World Cup success in the five-day game. England’s focus on white-ball cricket paid off handsomely when they became world champions for the first time in July,…
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England to assess Stokes’s bowling fitness for Ashes finale
London, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):England will assess star all-rounder Ben Stokes’s fitness to bowl in this week’s fifth Test with Australia at the Oval as they look for a consolation win after failing to regain the Ashes. Stokes was included in an unchanged 13-man England squad announced Monday following a 185-run defeat in the fourth Test…
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Buttler gives England hope of great escape against Australia
Manchester, United Kingdom, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):Jos Buttler led a defiant rearguard action as England fought desperately to draw the fourth Test against Australia at Old Trafford on Sunday and keep the Ashes alive. England were 166-6 at tea on the final day in a match in which a win for Australia would see the holders…