Stokes eager to make Ashes debut

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“If I didn’t feel like I was ready then I would be taking a long hard look at myself”

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has a burning ambition to makes his Ashes debut during the second Test in Adelaide, but he knows that he will have to impress the entire team and support staff during the two-day warm-up match against the Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI in Alice Springs if he is to even be considered for selection.

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‘It’s heartbreaking to lose Trotty’, says Stuart Broad

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“The most important thing for him at the moment is that he knows he’s got the support of the changing room”

England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that “it’s heartbreaking” to have lost batsman Jonathan Trott for the remainder of the Ashes series due to a stress-related illness and added that “he’s got the support of the changing room”.

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