Stokes sluit hom môre by Engeland se 100 toetse-klub aan Krieket: Kaptein Ben Stokes gaan die 16de Engelse speler word wat in sy 100ste toets verskyn wanneer hulle Indië van môre af in die derde toets in Rajkot pak. Die 32-jarige veelsydige speler het in Desember 2013 sy buiging in dié formaat gemaak teen Australië...
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Ton-up Stokes stars as England stop rot against the Netherlands
Ben Stokes’ maiden World Cup hundred set-up a 160-run win for England over the Netherlands in Pune on Wednesday as the struggling champions climbed off the bottom of the table. Victory ended a five-game losing streak, with England having long since ceased to be in semi-final contention. But just their second win of the 10-team...
Stokes se knie gaan onder die mes kom
Stokes se knie gaan onder die mes kom Krieket: Die Engelse toetskaptein, Ben Stokes, sal na die eendag-Wêreldbekertoernooi ‘n knie-operasie ondergaan en hoop hy is fiks vir die toer na Indië wat in Januarie begin. Die veelsydige speler sukkel reeds minstens 18 maande met sy linkerknie en kon die laaste tyd nie boul nie. Engeland...
Stokes and Moeen revive England’s Ashes bid
England captain Ben Stokes’s dynamic 80, his latest dashing innings kept the hosts’ Ashes hopes alive before Moeen Ali struck twice in quick succession in the third Test against Australia at Headingley on Friday. Australia were 116-4 in their second innings at stumps on the second day, a lead of 142 runs, as they looked...
Australia win fractious 2nd Ashes Test despite stunning Stokes century
Australia won a rancourous second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Sunday by 43 runs despite a stunning century from England captain Ben Stokes that was super-charged by the controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow. Stokes made a remarkable 155 before he was dismissed with England 70 runs shy of a steep target of 371. England were...
England captain Stokes ‘sorry’ after cricket report exposes racism and sexism
England captain Ben Stokes said Tuesday he was “deeply sorry” to learn of the scale of discrimination in the sport after a damning report revealed “widespread” racism, sexism and classism in the game. His comments followed the publication by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) of its much-anticipated report, “Holding Up a Mirror...
Ton-up Root revives England before Stokes declares in Ashes opener
Joe Root ended his Ashes century-drought as England made 393-8 before skipper Ben Stokes’s bold declaration on the opening day of the first Test against Australia at Edgbaston on Friday. England were in danger of squandering the advantage of winning the toss on a good pitch as they fell to 176-5 after losing two wickets...