Aug 28, 2019
Brearley rates Stokes’s Headingley performance greater than Botham’s
Ben Stokes’s 135 was better than Ian Botham’s 149 at the same ground, thinks 1981 England captain Mike Brearley.
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Aug 28, 2019
Former England stars hail ‘awesome’ Ashes victory
Former English cricketers are amazed by the heroics of Ben Stokes that helped England comeback hard in the third Ashes test to level series 1-1.
Aug 28, 2019
Ben Stokes and Kusal Perera – two similar but exceptional centuries
Ben Stokes and Kusal Perera smashed very similar fourth innings hundreds, that single-handedly led their teams to splendid wins.
Aug 28, 2019
Cricket trump football as England win the third Ashes Test
Fans inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium celebrated England’s win in the Third Test of the Ashes, as they level the series 1-1.
Aug 28, 2019
Village cricketer’ Leach can’t believe he’s an Ashes hero
Jack Leach partnered with Ben Stokes for the last wicket to add 76 runs and level the five match series 1-1.
Aug 28, 2019
Ben Stokes is the ‘Special One’ for England cricket, says Ian Botham
Ian Botham’s titanic 149 not out in the second innings of the 1981 Test against Australian was the benchmark until Ben Stokes 135* stole the show.
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Aug 27, 2019
Crisis man Ben Stokes at it again for England in the Ashes
With a 76-run last-wicket stand, Ben Stokes helped England level the Ashes at Headingley.
Aug 27, 2019
England’s exceptional journey from 67 all out to a one-wicket win
Ben Stokes masked England’s batting flaws by taking them to a one-wicket win after they were bowled out for 67 in the first innings.
Aug 27, 2019
That’s Odd: NRAIUBHGFIVUDSAHPGPUAISHFPOAUWHFVPASDICNSDOAHBC!
From a classic Test contest between cricket’s oldest rivals to the contrasting set up between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, plenty of opportunities eithe...
Aug 26, 2019
Five iconic last-wicket stands in the fourth innings of a Test match
A masterful 10th-wicket stand between Ben Stokes and Jack Leach in the third Test of Ashes 2019 has made us go back and dig some more iconic ones.
Aug 26, 2019
This is what powered Ben Stokes’s hard-hitting knock in third Ashes Test
Ben Stokes had fried chicken and chocolate bars the night before he came into bat and turn the match into England’s favor.
Aug 26, 2019
Jack Leach offered ‘free glasses for life’ by Ashes sponsors
Specsavers, the official sponsors of the Ashes, offered Jack Leach ‘free glasses for life’ after he was seen wiping his glasses in the middle while pa...
Aug 26, 2019
England star Stokes travels rocky road from zero to hero
From costing England the T20 World Cup final in 2016 to leading his country to the ICC Cricket World Cup victory in 2019, Ben Stokes is becoming a cri...
Aug 26, 2019
Australia look to Smith for Ashes revival
Smith missed the match with concussion suffered when hit by a 92mph Jofra Archer bouncer in the drawn second Test at Lord’s.
Aug 26, 2019
‘Remarkable’ Ben Stokes has the world at his feet’
Stokes, along with Jack Leach, guided England to their highest successful fourth innings chase to keep his team’s Ashes alive.
Aug 25, 2019
Superhero Stokes hails third Ashes Test triumph as ‘Unbelievable’
“I’m not sure it’ll ever happen again. It’s one of the two best feelings I’ve ever felt on a cricket pitch.”
Aug 25, 2019
Sensational Stokes seals England’s one-wicket win in Ashes thriller
“Ben Stokes played an unbelievable innings and in the end, he was too good for us.”
Aug 25, 2019
Denly adamant England can pull off comeback win against Australia
Denly also mentioned that England’s resolve had not faltered after their first-innings horror show.
Aug 25, 2019
Steve Smith set for tour match return
Smith was ruled out of the ongoing third Ashes Test at Headingley with concussion after being hit by a 92-mph bouncer from Jofra Archer.
Aug 24, 2019
Australia reopening ‘scars’ with England collapse, says Hazlewood
Hazlewood led the way with 5-30 as England were dismissed inside 28 overs, with only Joe Denly (12) reaching double figures.
Aug 24, 2019
Boycott slams England for ‘batting without brains’
Boycott said the dismissal of Jos Buttler (out for five) summed up England’s plight.
Aug 24, 2019
Labuschagne strengthens Australia’s grip on third Test
Labuschagne top-scored with 80 in Australia’s second-innings 246 on the third day of the third Test.
Aug 24, 2019
Root revives England’s Ashes hopes in third Test
Root had a brief scare on 59 when given out lbw to Hazlewood but his immediate review revealed a clear edge.
Aug 24, 2019
Australian players try pronouncing Marnus Labuschagne’s name
Featuring Marnus Labuschagne’s Australian teammates, find out how exactly you must pronounce the batsman’s name.