England have a Ben Stokes problem – but there is a radical solution - The England captain’s poor run of form with the bat ...

“Need you now, skipper,” tweeted the Barmy Army, with a praying emoji for good measure, capturing the mood of every watching England fan. Ben Stokes was striding to the crease in the second over of ...

It was as meaningful a return as there could have been for Ben Stokes. One that could be extrapolated to something more than the first stages of tapering towards the start of the Test summer next ...