Ben Stokes was unstoppable in the past year or so. Following his heroics from the 2019 World Cup, he’s grown leaps and bounds. Observing the mega event, he churned out a masterful century against Australia in Leeds from the Ashes that aided England to grab success from the jaws of defeat. In the ongoing Test series against the WI, Stokes was able to weave magical.
At the first Test in the Rose Bowl in Southampton, he had a tough time since the Brits dropped by four wickets. Stokes stood for Joe Root, who had been together with his family for the birth of the kid. He also came under fire for falling Stuart Broad in the playing eleven. From a personal perspective, he did well as he obtained dozens of 43 and 46 and churned out a fantastic four-wicket haul.
After that, he moved on to become the number one all-rounder in Test cricket. Subsequently, in the Old Trafford in Manchester, he had been at his top. The left-handed batter notched 176, and an unbeaten 78 runs responsibly, taking the 3 Lions to success by a massive 113 runs.
On the other hand, the next Test did not begin to a happy note for the New Zealand-born. He came out to bat following skipper Root was conducted outside with England’s score in 47 for 2 in 21.3 overs. Stokes attempted to put down his head and stave off the bowling. However, Kemar Roach cut short his stay in the center.
Kemar Roach
Roach picked up the first wicket if England’s score was 92. Stokes and Rory Burns were looking great with a venture of 45 runs. But at the last chunk of the 35th over, Roach was able to operate through Stokes’ defense. The speedster bowled out the off-stump and got the ball to jag back again.
Stokes went to get a defensive stroke, but could not get the bat to chunk. After becoming bowled, Stokes gave a somewhat surprised look. He’d be disappointed, because he had been looking well set on 20 away 43 using two or three fours.
