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Ashes Daily: Ben Stokes – England’s Greatest all-rounder?

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Stokes' Situational Play

All of Ben Stokes' fourth innings hundred's have been 120 or more. When you captained him, what did that mean for you? Well, I've seen Ben at the beginning of his career. Not when he's now produced more consistent results. He has a big fear of missing out on everything and wants to know what's going on. What surprised me about his leadership is how he's evolved himself. The Lord's Hundred was his third fourth innings hundred in tests. Only Herbert Sutcliffe and Don Bradman have three fourth innings 100s other than Stokes.

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