Captain’s role at Old Trafford underlined England’s over-reliance on him and underlined how managing his creaking body will be key to Ashes
Captain’s role at Old Trafford underlined England’s over-reliance on him and underlined how managing his creaking body will be key to Ashes
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Why Ben Stokes is bowling as well as he has ever done after years of knee problems.
This gritty captain’s performance embodied England’s transformation into a ruthless Test machine
Hosts lose both tactical nous and sense of aura without their captain whose absence from final Test has underlined his importance
Once again captain shows true endurance but, with nothing left to give, he looks painfully aware that tourists’ race is run
England Test captain has a lot of credit in the bank and if he comes back hopefully everyone has the compassion to move past his…
England captain remodels his action – and it is paying dividends – after taking inspiration from Cape Town heroics
