Return of ‘talisman’ Ben Stokes for the Ashes gives England hope as he’s Joe Root’s ‘right-hand man’ and will be spurred on by hostile Australia crowd

Ben Stokes’ availability for the Ashes has given his captain Joe Root a huge boost with his ability to step up to the hostile Australian crowd, former England captain Nasser Hussein has claimed. Stokes was initially unavailable when England named the touring group for Australia, having spent the past three months on an indefinite hiatus […]