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A helter-skelter ride: brilliant, charismatic Stokes is one of England’s best captains ever | Vic Marks
Despite disappointments we remain indebted to an all-round talent for transforming the way in which Test cricket is played
Last year I completed a book on England’s cricket captains since Mike Brearley and the final chapter was devoted to Ben Stokes. It began with the observation: “There is jeopardy here.” It ended with the conclusion: “I would be hard pressed to name anyone in the last few decades
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“I’m sure the topography of our lawn dictated how I batted in the years to come. There was a greenhouse at mid-wicket and a privet hedge, about two or three feet high, beyond a path on the offside. So it was dangerous to hit anything to mid-wicket or there would be the grim tinkle of broken glass; but there were no such hazards on the offside.”
― Original Spin: Misadventures in Cricket
― Original Spin: Misadventures in Cricket
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