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Ben Stokes opinions the summer time: ‘Best’ Joe Root, ‘wonderful’ Gus Atkinson and Ollie Pope’s captaincy
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Ben Stokes opinions the summer time: ‘Best’ Joe Root, ‘wonderful’ Gus Atkinson and Ollie Pope’s captaincy

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England red-ball captain Ben Stokes believes no participant has made a much bigger impression than Gus Atkinson has in his first summer time of Check cricket.

Atkinson made his debut at Lord’s in opposition to West Indies in July and instantly made his mark, taking seven wickets for simply 45 runs as Jimmy Anderson’s last hurrah obtained underneath approach.

The wickets (and runs) then simply saved coming for the Surrey seamer as he added his identify to the honours boards at Lord’s with a 12-wicket match haul in that Check and adopted up with a five-fer and maiden Check century in opposition to Sri Lanka.

With that latter feat he joined an unique membership as Vinoo Mankad and Ian Botham are the one different gamers to have taken a five-fer and scored a century in the identical Check.

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Ben Stokes opinions the summer time: ‘Best’ Joe Root, ‘wonderful’ Gus Atkinson and Ollie Pope’s captaincy

Watch Atkinson’s second innings five-fer in opposition to Sri Lanka which means he added his identify to the Lord’s honours board as soon as once more!

For Stokes, Atkinson has produced the performances that having perception in somebody’s expertise can have.

“He has been amazing. I earmarked him as someone I thought could be successful at Test cricket on the India tour even though he didn’t play a game,” Stokes informed Sky Sports activities.

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Gus Atkinson

Check out the perfect of Atkinson’s sensational century in opposition to Sri Lanka at Lord’s

“I watched him prepare for mainly two months which is a tough factor to do as a participant.

“He bowls at a high pace, he is a very skilful bowler and he has shown he has got more than just running in and bowling it fast.

“Seeing him bat earlier than, I knew he had potential, and that 100 he obtained at Lord’s, to say I wasn’t stunned is a little bit of an overstatement, however I’ve all the time identified he has expertise with the bat.

“He has shown the world and himself what he is capable of with bat in his hand.

“On your first summer time in Check cricket, I can not keep in mind there being a much bigger impression. Thirty-something wickets and a Check hundred at Lord’s is fairly wonderful.

“He has been awesome for us. It proves that if you see someone with a bit of talent, with the skillset and armoury he has as a player, and tell them to go out and express themselves and be who they want to be, it is amazing what results you can get from that.”

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Watch all 12 wickets taken by debutant Atkinson within the first Check in opposition to West Indies

Root ‘the best ever’

There have additionally been standouts moments from the skilled gamers this summer time, together with Joe Root breaking Alastair Cook dinner’s file for essentially the most Check centuries for England along with his thirty fourth at Lord’s.

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Joe Root scores another century in the second innings of the second Test at Lords against Sri Lanka to break Sir Alistair Cook's record of most hundreds scores in a Test match for England.

Root scores one other century within the second innings of the second Check in opposition to Sri Lanka at Lord’s to interrupt Sir Alastair Cook dinner’s file of most tons of scored in Check matches for England

Because the runs and information proceed to pile up for Root, Stokes believes the Yorkshireman is England’s greatest-ever batter.

“He is an amazing player. I don’t think there is much more I can say about him, I have pretty much done all the superlatives with Joe in the 10 or 12 years I have played with him,” stated Stokes.

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Watch the moment Joe Root makes history hitting his 34th Test 100, taking him to the most England centuries of all time.

Watch the second Root makes historical past, hitting his thirty fourth Check 100

“The thing about Joe is he is so unselfish, he puts the team first in whatever decision-making there is throughout a Test match or even throughout a series.

“He’s simply superior. He’s England’s greatest-ever batter and it’s going to be onerous to seek out one other one like him for a really very long time.

“Harry Brook maybe could do what he has done, but what Joe has achieved in the game is absolutely amazing and there is plenty more to come.

“That file of essentially the most Check runs by a participant is getting nearer and nearer.”

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Root responds after being requested how he would have reacted if Ollie Pope had declared earlier than he had the prospect to succeed in his century

Pope has been a optimistic captain

With Stokes out injured, Ollie Pope has stepped into the captain’s position for the Sri Lanka collection, main the aspect to 2 victories to go 2-0 up within the collection, however he has struggled along with his personal batting.

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England's Ollie Pope during day one of the First Rothesay Test match at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture date: Wednesday August 21, 2024.

Stokes believes Pope has completed a ‘good job’ coming in to captain England for his or her two Check victories over Sri Lanka thus far

Pope scored simply 12 runs over two innings at Emirates Outdated Trafford, then simply 17 runs throughout the 2 innings at Lord’s, failing additionally on his eight events of utilizing DRS as skipper.

Nonetheless, Stokes believes Pope has been a really optimistic stand-in captain and famous that individuals have been fast to overlook his triumphs with the bat, the 26-year-old choosing up the player-of-the-match award within the last Check of the West Indies collection with scores of 121 and 51 within the 241-run win at Trent Bridge.

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Best of Ollie Pope's century

The very best photographs from Pope’s sixth Check century for England as he made 121 on day one in opposition to West Indies at Trent Bridge

“I think he [Pope] has been great,” stated Stokes. “There is always the potential that something might happen to the captain, I had it with Joe [Root] and Covid when he wasn’t in for the game against West Indies and I stood up for that.

“I believe Popey has completed a superb job.

“We are 2-0 up, we have been put under pressure at different times in the series against Sri Lanka and I think the way that Popey has reacted to those situations and wrestled momentum back into the game is something he has done really well.

“He has taken the optimistic possibility relating to any decision-making across the discipline and I believe he has completed rather well in his first two video games in cost.

“I think everybody forgot he got two 50s and a 100 against West Indies.”

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Ollie Pope

Pope was dismissed in weird trend in opposition to Sri Lanka

Coaching is restricted after hamstring harm

Stokes has not performed within the collection in opposition to Sri Lanka because of a hamstring harm he picked up in The Hundred, pulling up whereas working for the Northern Superchargers.

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Watch as Ben Stokes is carried off injured during The Hundred with an apparent hamstring injury, just 10 days before England's first test against Sri Lanka.

Stokes was injured enjoying in The Hundred

Regardless of being concerned in some coaching, Stokes says he’s very early days in his restoration from a “limiting” harm, however is happy to have nonetheless been across the squad.

“It is going well. Look, it is only three weeks since I had the injury, it is very limiting in terms of what I can do,” Stokes stated.

“My training is very limited, it is only throw-downs and work on the front foot.

“It’s a little bit irritating, a bit bit annoying. Hamstring is a little bit of a boring rehab, there may be not a lot you are able to do.

“It has been nice to stay around and be around the group and watch the way we have gone about things in these first two games.”

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Ben Stokes was spotted on crutches after his Northern Superchargers beat the Manchester Originals, putting his participation in England's next Test series against Sri Lanka in serious doubt.

Stokes was noticed on crutches after struggling his harm

Six wins out of six? No simple feat

England wish to full a Check clear sweep this summer time once they face Sri Lanka within the last match of their collection from Friday, dwell on Sky Sports activities.

With a 3-0 victory over West Indies, and one other whitewash in opposition to Sri Lanka on the playing cards, Stokes believes it can’t be understated how robust a activity that’s to finish.

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Eoin Morgan was impressed with England’s win over Sri Lanka at Lord’s and is worked up with how they’re constructing forward of the excursions in India and Australia

“It would be great to finish off the summer with another win and say we have won all six games we have had this summer,” he stated.

“A summer of Test cricket is hard, six games is a lot.

“We really feel like we now have been fairly compact and there hasn’t been an excessive amount of break between the video games.

“Winning six Test matches in one summer is no mean feat, so it would be great to finish off the summer in the last match against Sri Lanka with a win.”


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