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FROM BACK PAGE that experience of the World Cup
final to call on, but to do it in Test
cricket, to have the calmness and
the skill and the belief is just
phenomenal.
“For us to be sat here, very much
in this series, one wicket away from
being out of it is an amazing feeling
and it holds a lot of weight in our
dressing room.
“Ben’s the ultimate team man, and
he will do anything for every single
player, that’s why he’s a brilliant
vice-captain, of course.
“He drags people with
him, there is so much
respect in the dressing
room for him. He stood up
when it mattered and,
that’s exactly what you
want from your leaders.”
Geoffrey Boycott
tweeted: “I’ve seen some
remarkable cricket
moments in my life but that is the
best I’ve seen in over 50 years.”
And David Gower said: “That was
the most extraordinary performance
I have seen from anyone ever, both
as a player and as a broadcaster
over the last 40 years.”
Stokes was at the heart of an
incredible turnaround after England
were skittled for 67, bowling 24.2
lung-bursting overs in Australia’s
second innings, more than any of his
team-mates, then producing with
the bat.
Just like Kim
Hughes and Ricky
Ponting, Australia
captain Tim Paine is
beginning to
understand the feeling
of helplessness when
faced by such an
immovable force. “I
thought Ben Stokes
was unbelievably good,
it was one of the great
innings,” said Paine.SUPERMAN
PRODUCES
A MIRACLE
taking control to produce a never-to-
be-forgotten innings.
The 28-year-old (above, with his
man-of-the-match champagne)
revealed it was a “knock-off Nando’s”
and a couple of Yorkie bars that
proved to be the fuel of champions.
“Walking off there at the end
when the whole of Headingley was
standing up and celebrating was a
very special moment,” said Stokes.
“Moments like that don’t come
along very often.
“It was just an amazing
game to be a part of, to be
there at the end and still
keep our Ashes hopes was
a pretty special feeling.
“It’s certainly close to the
World Cup final as a feeling. I
really enjoy being the person
Joe turns to in situations
when it isn’t going our way
and just like to stand up and do the
hard yards as well.
“The best thing about being an
all-rounder in cricket is you get to
influence the game with both ball
and bat; you’re never out the game
and you can always contribute
towards your team getting over the
line and winning.
“I feel tired now. My wife and kids
had come down the night before and
last night, I think had a knock-off
Nando’s and two bars of Yorkie
biscuit and raisin. And
a couple of coffees in
the morning.”
Stokes’ performance
stirred memories of Sir
Ian Botham at this
ground in 1981 and
Andrew Flintoff in
2005, when an Ashes
series was defined by
the contributions of
England’s star
all-rounder.
Root added: “He has..AND THE MOMENT ENGLAND COULD HAVE LOST IT
Last man Leach was way short of his ground after being
sent back, but Nathan Lyon fumbled an easy run out chanceStokes led England to
an epic victory despite
running out Buttler
(above) and being
hit (left)WHAT A
WAY TO WINLEACH
Runs .................... 1
Balls................... 17
Fours .................. 0
Sixes ................... 0
Strike rate ....5.88Runs ................^135
Balls.................^219
Fours ..................^11
Sixes ...................^8
Strike rate ...61.64STOKES
h
rRuns from
first 50 balls^2
Runs from his
last 42 balls^74SLOW START
LIGHTNING
FINISH...Sports Personality of
the Year odds
(Betfair Exchange)
Ben Stokes .................1/3
Lewis Hamilton .......14/1
Raheem Sterling ....14/1
Frankie Dettori .........17/1
Dina Asher-Smith ...19/1
Jofra Archer ...........22/1ODDS-ON
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