England skipper Ben Stokes is confident about turning things around in the next three games against Australia in the high-octane Ashes series on their home soil taking confidence from their previous series win against Pakistan and New Zealand. England side is trailing the series 2-0 after losing a close encounter on Lord’s.
Ben Stokes batted brilliantly in the 2nd innings playing a counter-attacking knock on the final day to help his side reach closer to the massive target of 371 runs, as he took on the Australian pacers at ease hitting 9 fours and 9 sixes in his innings of 155(214) giving a glimpse of his innings 2019 Ashes in Headingley.
Speaking to the Broadcasters after the exciting finish on the final day, Ben Stokes is confident of England’s chances in the forthcoming games, as they have done in the past winning against formidable opponents last year, and admitted that this loss is a tough pill to swallow, but is giving great make a dramatic comeback in the next three games.
“We won 3-0 against Pakistan and New Zealand last year. All we’re thinking about winning the series 3-2, Losing’s losing. The emotions will always be the same but when you sit back and understand where we’re at, it’s actually very exciting,” Ben Stokes said.
England made a dramatic comeback on Day 5, with Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes forming a partnership in the first session of the game, as the English side lost back-to-back wickets in no time, with a dramatic run out of Jonny Bairstow by Alex Carey, which led to a wide range of controversy on and off the field, with a lot of heated moments on the iconic Lord’s ground.
We Have To Win These Three Games To Get This Urn Back – Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes said that he is happy with the aggressive brand of the cricket their team is playing at the moment, as wants his team to seize the crunch moments of the game and said that they have got three games to get their urn back and added they will be looking to put in a match-winning performance in coming matches.
“The way in which we are playing our cricket couldn’t be more perfect for the situation we find ourselves in. We have to win these three games to get this urn back. We’re a team who are obviously willing to put ourselves out there and do things against the narrative,” Ben Stokes added.
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum will have a lot of things to discuss and decide in the forthcoming days to decide their team combination going into the next three games and they will have a lot of things right to do in the coming games to win the prestigious Ashes in their home soil.