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THE MIRACLE

OF

2019

Root hails Stokes as

a ‘superhuman’

as he destroys

the Aussies

on his own

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watched Ben Stokes sensationally

floor the Aussies just before

kick-off at Tottenham.

But he was put through

the wringer again as

Newcastle clung on for

dear life after club-record

signing Joelinton smashed his

BY PAUL BROWN

STEVE BRUCE claimed

watching Joelinton win

him his first points as

Newcastle boss was as

nerve-racking as watching

the Ashes!

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victory. “Superhuman sums Ben up

perfectly,” said an emotional skipper Joe

Root (left, congratulating Stokes).

“He’s a bit of a freak to do it time

and again and today was just

ridiculous, wasn’t it?”

Australia, 1-0 up in the

series, looked set to retain

the Ashes when last man

Leach joined Stokes with 73

needed to reach a record victory

target of 359. Stokes had other ideas,

BY DEAN WILSON Cricket Correspondent

BEN STOKES single-handedly kept

England’s Ashes dreams alive

at Headingley with an

astonishing performance

...and was hailed as a

‘superhuman freak’.

Just weeks after his World

Cup heroics, an unbeaten

135 by Stokes took England to

a remarkable one-wicket win.

Jack Leach played a crucial role in

the 76-run partnership which sealed

Root (

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Stokes roars

after hitting the

winning runs

...WELL, WITH A LITTLE

HELP FROM JACK LEACH