Ben Stokes excelled with both the bat and ball
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes struck an unbeaten 63 and took two wickets as his side cruised to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the second ODI in Mount Maunganui.
Steve Waugh: “I’m sure he has learned his lesson from what has happened”
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Former Australia captain Steve Waugh believes that England all-rounder Ben Stokes “owes his team some good performances” after being away from international cricket for a lengthy period of time.
Joe Root: “I look at Ben now and he’s extremely excited to start playing cricket for England again”
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England batsman Joe Root has backed all-rounder Ben Stokes to put his troubles behind him and recapture his form when he makes his long-awaited international comeback.
Moeen Ali: “The crowds were quite disappointing in general”
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali has admitted that he is worried about the future of Test cricket, and even conceded that the recent Ashes series, which Australia won 4-0, was “disappointing” due to the number of people that attended the five Tests.
Jos Buttler: “I wouldn’t enjoy it if I knew I was only going to get to play T20 for England for six months every four years”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler believes that Twenty20 Internationals shouldn’t be scrapped and nor should the format solely be played in franchise competitions.
Trevor Bayliss: “I haven’t changed my opinion – I wouldn’t play T20 international cricket”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss believes that Twenty20 cricket shouldn’t be part of the international schedule and should only be played domestically.
Ben Stokes has not played any international cricket since September last year
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England captain Eoin Morgan has admitted that all-rounder Ben Stokes is likely to make his international comeback in the first ODI against New Zealand on February 25 in Hamilton.
Ben Stokes travelled to New Zealand on Wednesday
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Former England captain Mike Atherton has slammed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for including all-rounder Ben Stokes in the national team for the upcoming tour of New Zealand.
Ben Stokes “is probably one of the best all-rounders in the world, if not the best all-rounder in the world”
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England batsman Dawid Malan has admitted that he is looking forward to welcoming all-rounder Ben Stokes back into the national team.
Trevor Bayliss: “I think he will fit back in pretty easily”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has admitted that he is glad to have all-rounder Ben Stokes back in the national team.
